1. Organic Division I, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology, Hyderabad 500?007, India, (phone: +91‐40‐27191629;2. fax: +91‐40‐27160512)
Abstract:
Bismuth(III) chloride was found to be an efficient catalyst for the transesterification of a variety of β‐keto esters with a wide range of alcohols to afford transesterified products in good to high yields in short reaction times (see Table).