| Literature DB >> 15917930 |
Yukiko Hayashi1, Yoshiyuki Sasaki.
Abstract
Tin chlorides, SnCl2 and SnCl4.5H2O are excellent catalysts for the reactions of trioses, dihydroxyacetone and glyceraldehyde with alcohols (MeOH, EtOH and nBuOH) to give alkyl lactates, whose reaction mechanism involves the intermediary formation of pyruvic aldehyde followed by its esterification, which is distinctively promoted by tin halides.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 15917930 DOI: 10.1039/b501964h
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chem Commun (Camb) ISSN: 1359-7345 Impact factor: 6.222