Amberlyst-15-Catalyzed Efficient Synthesis of 1,1-Diacetates from Aldehydes

Abstract

Amberlyst-15 was found to be an efficient catalyst for acylation reaction of aldehydes with acetic anhydride at room temperature in dichloromethane.

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Keywords:

• Amberlyst 15
• Acetic anhydride
• Aldehydes
• Ketones
• 1,1-diacetates

Acknowledgments

We thank to the Director, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology and Dr. J. S. Yadav for their encouragement. AVR, KR, VLNR and VR thankful for CSIR, New Delhi for providing fellowships.

Notes

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