SC(OTF)(3), AN EFFICIENT CATALYST FOR FORMATION AND DEPROTECTION OF GEMINAL DIACETATES (ACYLALS) - CHEMOSELECTIVE PROTECTION OF ALDEHYDES IN PRESENCE OF KETONES
Vk. Aggarwal et al., SC(OTF)(3), AN EFFICIENT CATALYST FOR FORMATION AND DEPROTECTION OF GEMINAL DIACETATES (ACYLALS) - CHEMOSELECTIVE PROTECTION OF ALDEHYDES IN PRESENCE OF KETONES, Synlett, (8), 1998, pp. 849
Scandium triflate (2 mol%) has been found to be an extremely efficient
catalyst for the addition of acetic anhydride to both aromatic and al
iphatic aldehydes. Deprotection of the resulting geminal diacetates (a
cylals) was achieved using the same catalyst in the presence of water.