The O-alkylation of carboxylic acids with diazo compounds provides a means to esterify carboxylic acids in aqueous solution. A Hammett analysis of the reactivity of diazo compounds derived from phenylglycinamide revealed that the (p-methylphenyl)glycinamide scaffold has an especially high reaction rate and ester/alcohol product ratio and esterifies protein carboxyl groups more efficiently than any known reagent.
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