One-Pot Synthesis of Esters through a Benzoin Condensation-Oxidative Cleavage-Esterification Triple Cascade Reaction

E-mail: jwyang@skku.eduReceived June 9, 2012, Accepted June 16, 2012Key Words : Oxidative esterification, Triple cascade reaction, Sodium hydride, N-Heterocyclic carbenecatalyst, Green chemistryCascade reactions, in which several bonds are formed in achain of events without isolating the intermediate, haveemerged as a powerful strategy for constructing complexmolecules.