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Alumina-mediated deacetylation of benzaldehyde diacetates. A simple deprotection method

RS Varma, AK Chatterjee, M Varma

Index: Varma, Rajender S.; Chatterjee, Arnab K.; Varma, Manju Tetrahedron Letters, 1993 , vol. 34, # 20 p. 3207 - 3210

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Abstract

Abstract A simple, extremely fast, and high yielding method for the selective deprotection of benzaldehyde diacetates is described which occurs under mild conditions on neutral alumina surface. Gentle heating, using microwave irradiation or conventional methods facilitates the procedure.