Synlett 1995; 1995(11): 1153-1154
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5227
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2-Acylation Reactions of Phenol and 1-Naphthol Derivatives Using Sc(OTf)3 as a Lewis Acid Catalyst

Shû Kobayashi* , Mitsuhiro Moriwaki, Iwao Hachiya
  • *Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Science University of Tokyo (SUT), Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162, Japan
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

2-Acylation reactions of phenol and 1-naphthol derivatives with acyl chlorides proceeded smoothly in the presence of a small amount of Sc(OTf)3 (5-20 mol%) to afford the corresponding ketones in high yields.

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