Chemistry Letters, Vol.41, No.1, 35-36, 2012
The Convenient and Useful Esterification of Bulky Tertiary Alcohols Using Strontium Compounds
Various esters reacted with metallic strontium and alkyl iodides to give dialkylated products, followed by adding acid chlorides or acid anhydrides to afford the corresponding bulky tert-alcohol esters in good yields.