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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 30, 2000 - Issue 14
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Magnesium Bromide Catalysed Acylation of Alcohols

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Pages 2587-2592 | Received 03 Aug 1999, Published online: 04 Dec 2007
 

Abstract

Magnesium bromide is an efficient catalyst for the acetylation and benzoylation of a variety of primary and secondary alcohols with the respective acid anhydrides at ambient temperature. Acetylation of tertiary alcohols requires subambient temperature to suppress competing dehydration. Coordinating solvents retard the acylation process.

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