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ZrCl 4 as a mild and efficient catalyst for the one-pot conversion of TBS and THP ethers to acetates

CS Reddy, G Smitha, S Chandrasekhar

Index: Reddy, Ch. Sanjeeva; Smitha; Chandrasekhar Tetrahedron Letters, 2003 , vol. 44, # 25 p. 4693 - 4695

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Abstract

A mild, efficient and chemoselective method has been developed for the direct transformation of tert-butyldimethylsilyl and tetrahydropyranyl protected alcohols into the corresponding acetates with acetic anhydride and zirconium (IV) chloride as the catalyst in acetonitrile, in a one-pot reaction with high yields and short reaction times. This method has been applied to a variety of substrates.