Esterification

Junzo Otera was born in Hyogo, Japan in 1943. He received undergraduate as well as graduate education in Osaka University. Immediately after earning the PhD degree in 1971, he became a research chemist in Central Research Laboratories of Kuraray Co. In 1979, he moved to?Okayama University of Science as Associate Professor and has been Full Professor since 1986. In the meantime, he served as a visiting professor in many universities in Japan, USA, France, Spain, and Australia. His research interests are focused on Lewis acid catalysts, heteroatom chemistry, and green process chemistry.

Preface Introductioin METHODOLOGY Reaction of Alcohols with Carboxylic Acids and Their Derivatives Reactions with Carboxylic Acids Reaction with Esters: Transesterification Reaction with Acid Anhydrides Reaction with Acid Halides and Related Compounds Conversion of Alcohols to Esters through Carbonylation Conversion of Carboxylic Acids to Esters without Use of Alcohols Reaction with Diazomethane Reaction with Alkyl Halides Reaction with Orthoesters Ester-Interchange Reaction SYNTHETIC APPLICATIONS Kinetic Resolution Enzymatic Resolution Nonenzymatic Resolution Asymmetric Desymmetrization Miscellaneous Topics Protection by Acylation Deacetylation through Transesterification Selective Esterification Use of Stoichiometric Amounts of Reactants Applications to Natural Product Synthesis New Reaction Media Industrial Uses