Page 1. SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS, 6 ( 1) , 21-26 (1976) DIREXT CONVERSION OF AN ALCOHOL TETRAWDROPYRANYL ... group suitable for further chemical elaboration would be a useful tool for the synthetic chemist. In fact, tetrahydropyranyl (THP) ethers of alcohols may often be converted directly to acetates with acetyl chloride ... 1. M. Schwarz and R. M. Waters, Synthesis, 567 (1972). 2. M. Schwarz, J. E. Oliver, and PE Sonnet, J. Org. Chem. 60, ...