Author(s)

Mohammad Al-Masum^*, Arpona Hira

Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA.

A microwave irradiated palladium-catalyzed reaction of carboxylic acids and crotyl type bromides creates series of esters in good to high yields. This facile ester synthesis then is applied to make esters from arachidonic acid, salicylic acid, folic acid, and aspirin efficiently.

Arachidonic Acid Esters by Cross Coupling, Microwave

Al-Masum, M. and Hira, A. (2018) Microwave Irradiated Cross Coupling of Carboxylic Acids and Crotyl Bromides: Efficient Application to Make Arachidonic Acid Esters. International Journal of Organic Chemistry, 8, 341-348. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2018.84026.