An efficient method for the preparation of tert-butyl esters from benzyl cyanide and tert-butyl hydroperoxide under the metal free condition†
Abstract
A novel protocol to synthesize tert-butyl esters from benzyl cyanides and tert-butyl hydroperoxide has been successfully achieved. In the presence of tert-butyl hydroperoxide, Csp3–H bond oxidation, C–CN bond cleavage and C–O bond formation proceeded smoothly in one pot under the metal-free condition.