Direct aerobic photo-oxidative syntheses of aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics using anthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid as organophotocatalyst?

Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences Pub Date: 2012-02-01 DOI: 10.1039/C2PP05387J

Abstract

This paper reports a useful method for facile direct syntheses of aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics by aerobic photo-oxidation using anthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid as an organophotocatalyst.

Graphical abstract: Direct aerobic photo-oxidative syntheses of aromatic methyl esters from methyl aromatics using anthraquinone-2,3-dicarboxylic acid as organophotocatalyst
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