Arturo León Sandoval, Fabrizio Politano, Mason L. Witko and Nicholas E. Leadbeater
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2021,19, 2986-2990
DOI:
10.1039/D1OB00251A,
Paper
A simple, metal-free route for the oxidative esterification of aldehydes to yield hexafluoroisopropyl esters is reported. The methodology employs sodium persulfate and a catalytic quantity of a nitroxide and is applicable to aromatic, heteroaromatic, and aliphatic aldehydes.