Gcg. Pals et al., EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF ACETALS PROMOTED BY A YTTRIA-ZIRCONIA BASED STRONG LEWIS-ACID CATALYST, Journal of chemical research. Synopses, (9), 1996, pp. 426-427
A variety of carbonyl compounds react with 2,2-dimethylpropane-1,3-dio
l in the presence of a catalytic amount of a novel yttria-zirconia bas
ed strong Lewis acid to afford the corresponding acetals in excellent
yields.