Tungsten Hexachloride (WCl₆), A Highly Efficient and Chemoselective Catalyst for Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds

H. Firouzabadi Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran

N. Iranpoor Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran

B. Karimi Chemistry Department, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran

Abstract

Various types of aldehydes and ketones could be converted chemoselectively to their corresponding 1,3-dioxanes or diethyl acetals in the presence of catalytic amounts of tungsten hexachloride (WCI₆) in good to excellent yields in CH₂Cl₂ or under neat conditions, respectively.

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