Synlett

Yttria-Zirconia Based Lewis Acid: An efficient and chemoselective catalyst for acylation reactions

P Kumar, RK Pandey, MS Bodas, MK Dongare

Index: Kumar; Pandey; Bodas; Dongare Synlett, 2001 , # 2 p. 206 - 209

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Citation Number: 55

Abstract

Abstract: Yttria-zirconia based strong Lewis acid efficiently catalyzes acylation of alcohols, amines and thiols under environmentally safe, heterogeneous reaction conditions with high selectivity and in excellent yields. Key words: yttria-zirconia based Lewis acid, heterogeneous catalysis, acylation reaction, chemoselectivity