Abstract
Treatment of different steroidal and aliphatic alcohols with BF3 · OEt2 and acetic anhydride for 5 seconds produced complete acetylation in high to quantitative yields.
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Acknowledgements
We are indebted to CONACyT, Mexico, for financial support via grant 35235‐E and the scholarships granted to R.M.P and O.V.B.