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Facile acetylation of alcohols, ethers and ketals with catalytic FeCl3 in AcOH

…, M Nagarajan, A Ilangovan, P Radhakrishna

Index: Sharma; Mahalingam; Nagarajan; Ilangovan; Radhakrishna, Palakodety Synlett, 1999 , # 8 p. 1200 - 1202

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Abstract

Abstract: A simple and efficient protocol for the conversion of alcohols, ethers and ketals to acetates using catalytic FeCl3 (5mol%) in AcOH, or AcOH (3eq) in CH2Cl2 in very high yield is reported. A variety of other acids such as CF3CO2H, HCO2H, CH2= CHCO2H, CH3CH2CO2H, CH3 (CH2) 2CO2H have also been utilised for the acylation of alcohols successfully. Key words: esterification, acetylation, catalyst