Zirconium Tetrachloride (ZrCl₄) Catalyzed Highly Chemoselective and Efficient Acetalization of Carbonyl Compounds

Habib Firouzabadi*, Nasser Iranpoor, Babak Karimi

*Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71454, Iran, Email: firouzabadichem.susc.ac.ir

H. Firouzabadi, N. Iranpoor, B. Karimi, Synlett, 1999, 321-323.

DOI: 10.1055/s-1999-2605

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Abstract

Zirconium tetrachloride (ZrCl₄) is a highly efficient and chemoselective catalyst for the acetalization, and in situ transacetalization of carbonyl compounds under mild reaction conditions.

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Key Words

acetals, zirconium tetrachloride, carbonyl compounds, 1,3-dioxanes, protection

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ID: J60-Y1998-320