元の名称記録: William L. Schinski; University of Virginia Patent Foundation

Described herein are methods for producing an aryl ester or vinyl ester, the method comprising reacting an aromatic compound or an alkene with CuX, wherein X is a carboxylate group having the formula RC(O)O—, wherein R is an alkyl group. The methods described herein provide an efficient method for esterifying aromatic compounds and alkenes to produce aryl and vinyl ester that subsequently can be converted to other useful industrial compounds including, but not limited to, alcohols. Also described herein are methods for recycling CuXfor further reactions thus rendering CuXas a net catalyst.