1-Octanol → Octyl Acetate

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To a mixture of (1,5-cyclooctadiene)(acetonitrile)iridium tetrafluoroborate [Ir(cod) (CH3CN)]+BF4− (0.01 mmol) and sodium carbonate (0.6 mmol) in toluene (1.0 ml), 1-octanol (130 mg, 1 mmol) and vinyl acetate (2 mmol) were added, followed by stirring at 100° C. in an atmosphere of argon gas for 2 hours. The reaction mixture was analyzed by gas chromatography to find that 1-octyl vinyl ether and octyl acetate were produced in yields of 90% and 1%, respectively, with a conversion from 1-octanol of 98%.

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