Ruthenium (III) acetylacetonate [Ru (acac) 3]-an efficient recyclable catalyst for the acetylation of phenols, alcohols, and amines under neat conditions

R Varala, A Nasreen, SR Adapa

Index: Varala, Ravi; Nasreen, Aayesha; Adapa, Srinivas R. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2007 , vol. 85, # 2 p. 148 - 152

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Abstract

A catalytic amount of ruthenium (III) acetylacetonate (2 mol%)[Ru (acac) 3] enables solvent- free acetylation of phenols, alcohols, and amines at ambient temperature in good to excellent yields. Furthermore, the catalyst could be recovered and reused at least three times without a significant loss in yields. Key words: acetylation, protecting groups, ruthenium (III) acetylacetonate, phenols, alcohols, amines.