Monohydric acetals, in limited number, have been prepared by several methods, such as the method of Reichert, Bailey and Nieuwland,'and the standard method described by Adkins and Nissem2 The process described in this paper consists in the condensation of acetylene with the monohydric alcohols into the corresponding acetals, in the presence of a new catalyst, boron fluoride in methyl alcohol with mercuric oxide, discovered by Nieuwland ...
