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8400644 
Journal Article 
Nucleophilic catalysis by 4-(dialkylamino)pyridines revisited - The search for optimal reactivity and selectivity 
Spivey, AC; Arseniyadis, S 
2004 
Yes 
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)
ISSN: 1433-7851
EISSN: 1521-3773 
43 
41 
5436-5441 
English 
A complex interplay between catalyst structure, acylating agent, auxiliary base, and solvent governs the reactivity and selectivity in 4-(dialkylamino) pyridine-catalyzed esterification reactions (see scheme). This highlight attempts a rationalization of the complicated mechanism and puts forward some explanations for seemingly contradictory experimental observations. 
Asymmetric catalysis; Esterification; N ligands; Nucleophilic catalysis; Organocatalysis