ACTIVATED BASIC ALUMINA PROMOTES A MILD, CLEAN AND HIGH-YIELD RACEMIZATION-FREE SYNTHESIS OF T-BUTYL ESTERS FROM CHIRAL ACID BROMIDES AND T-BUTYL ALCOHOL

Esterification of a variety of acid bromides having even steric bulkiness with t-BuOH/activated basic alumina gave the corresponding t-butyl esters in good to excellent yields. In the case of chiral acid bromides, no racemization has been ascertained for the first time.