title: One-carbon homologation of carboxylic acids via BtCH(2)TMS: a safe alternative to the Arndt--Eistert reaction.
abstract: Carboxylic acids are converted into the corresponding homologated acids or esters, using easily available 1-(trimethylsilylmethyl)benzotriazole (1) as a one-carbon synthon. The effectiveness of the reaction has been investigated on six aryl and seven alkyl carboxylic acids.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, 32611-7200, USA. katritzky@chem.ufl.edu
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Katritzky
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Hussein
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Steel