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A new method is proposed for the indirect vinylation of monocarboxylic and hydroxyacids by transesterification of the corresponding acid with the readily available vinylbutyl ether in the presence of phosphoric anhydride.
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The vinyl esters are obtained in 47% yield.
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Shotakovsky, M.F., Mikhantyev, B.E. & Ovchinnikova, N.N. The indirect vinylation of monocarboxylic and hydroxy acids. Russ Chem Bull 2, 499–503 (1953). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01171528
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01171528