Reaction of methyl diazoacetate with aldehydes, amines, thiols, alcohols and acids over transition metal-exchanged clays

Abstract

Metal-exchanged clays (M = Rh and Cu) catalyze effectively the reaction of methyl diazoacetate with various aldehydes, affording the corresponding β-keto esters in high yields. They have also been effective in the decomposition of methyl diazoacetate to form metallocarbenes which, in turn, successfully insert into X–H (X = N, O, S, CO₂) bonds of a variety of amines, aldehydes, thiols and acids, thereby producing the corresponding esters.

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