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Various carboxylic esters are prepared in excellent yields from nearly equimolar amounts of free carboxylic acids and alcohols at room temperature by combined use of 4-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic anhydride and a catalytic amount of active titanium(IV) salt together with chlorotrimethylsilane.
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