4-Dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) is a nucleophilic catalyst which catalyzes a variety of reactions such as esterifications with anhydrides, Baylis-Hillman reaction, hydrosilylation, tritylation, the Steglich rearrangement, Staudinger synthesis of β-lactams and many more.Catalysis by 4-dialkylaminopyridines Donald J Berry, Charles V Digiovanna, Stephanie S Metrick and Ramiah Murugan Arkivoc O-401R 2001 Online review
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