Chemistry Letters, Vol.36, No.2, 326-327, 2007
Pyridine-3-carboxylic anhydride (3-PCA): A versatile, practical, and inexpensive reagent for condensation reaction between carboxylic acids and alcohols
A synthesis of carboxylic esters from various carboxylic acids and alcohols is successfully carried out by using a condensation reagent, pyridine-3-carboxylic anhydride (3-PCA). This reaction materialized synthesis of various carboxylic esters to be carried out under mild conditions by simple experimental procedure.