Lithium chloride-assisted chemoselective conversion of aldehydes into geminal diacetates under solvent-free conditions

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1301-1305

  Bosco, J W John ^a   Purkayastha, N ^a   Raju, B Rama ^a   Saikia, Anil K ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY GUWAHATI   (India)

Author keywords

Acetic anhydride; Aldehydes; Diacetylation; Lithium chloride; Solvent free

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ANHYDRIDE; ACETOACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; LITHIUM CHLORIDE; SILICA GEL; SOLVENT;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; EVAPORATION; EXTRACTION;

EID: 19544374725     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SCC-200057238     Document Type: Article

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