Transesterification of methyl esters of aromatic and α,β-unsaturated acids with bulky alcohols: (−)-menthyl cinnamate and (−)-menthyl nicotinate
CAS index name: 2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, [1R-(1α,2β,5α)]-] and [3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, 5-methyl-2-(1-methylethyl)cyclohexyl ester, [1R-(1α,2β,5α)]-
Organic Syntheses
A checked procedure from Organic Syntheses, the journal whose preparations are repeated in a second laboratory before publication. The full experimental, with amounts, hazards and characterisation data, is on orgsyn.org.
Reagents
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