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Synthesis of Acetonides from Epoxides Catalyzed by Erbium(III) Triflate
Author(s) -
Procopio Antonio,
Dalpozzo Renato,
De Nino Antonio,
Maiuolo Loredana,
Nardi Monica,
Russo Beatrice
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
advanced synthesis and catalysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.541
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1615-4169
pISSN - 1615-4150
DOI - 10.1002/adsc.200505096
Subject(s) - trifluoromethanesulfonate , chemistry , catalysis , acetone , erbium , epoxide , organic chemistry , laser , physics , optics
Epoxides dissolved in acetone can be converted almost quantitatively in acetonides in the presence of catalytic amounts of erbium(III) triflate. The procedure can be usefully applied to other substrates and can be extended to other ketones.