Chemistry Letters

A facile procedure for acetalization of aldehydes and ketones catalyzed by cerium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate

F Ono, Y Inatomi, Y Tada, M Mori, T Sato

Index: Ono, Fumiaki; Inatomi, Yoshiko; Tada, Yuusuke; Mori, Masaki; Sato, Tsuneo Chemistry Letters, 2009 , vol. 38, # 1 p. 96 - 97

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Abstract

Aldehydes and ketones are readily protected in the presence of trialkyl orthoformate and a catalytic amount of cerium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate under mild conditions to give the corresponding acetals in good to excellent yields. Due to the mild reaction conditions, this method is compatible with acid-sensitive substrates.