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Synlett 2001; 2001(10): 1584-1586
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-17483
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Lithium Perchlorate Catalyzed Acetylation of Alcohols under Mild Reaction Conditions

Yasuyuki Nakae* , Ikuko Kusaki, Tsuneo Sato
  • *Department of Chemistry and Bioscience, Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, Kurashiki 712-8505, Japan; Fax + 81(86)4 40 10 62; E-mail: sato@chem.kusa.ac.jp
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27 September 2001 (online)

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Lithium perchlorate is found to efficiently catalyze the acetylation of alcohols and phenols with acetic anhydride in good to excellent yields.

acetylation - acylation - alcohols - Lewis acids - lithium perchlorate

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