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Sc (OTf) 3-catalyzed acetolysis of 1, 6-anhydro-β-hexopyranoses and solvent-free per-acetylation of hexoses

JC Lee, CA Tai, SC Hung

Index: Lee, Jinq-Chyi; Tai, Cheng-An; Hung, Shang-Cheng Tetrahedron Letters, 2002 , vol. 43, # 5 p. 851 - 855

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Abstract

Acetolysis of 1, 6-anhydro-β-hexopyranoses and solvent-free per-acetylation of hexoses with acetic anhydride at room temperature in excellent yields employing 0.5 mol% scandium (III) trifluoromethanesulfonate as an extremely efficient catalyst are, respectively, described here.