Mild and efficient chemoselective synthesis of acetals and geminal diacetates (acylals) from aldehydes using lanthanum(III) nitrate hexahydrate

Synthetic Communications

Volumn 38, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1753-1759

  Srinivasulu, M ^a   Suryakiran, N ^a   Rajesh, K ^a   Malla Reddy, S ^a   Venkateswarlu, Y ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Acetals; Aldehydes; Gem diacetates; Lanthanum(III) nitrate hexahydrate

Indexed keywords

ACETAL; ALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; GEMINAL DIACETATE; LANTHANUM NITRATE HEXAHYDRATE; REAGENT;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COLUMN CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 45749125739     PISSN: 00397911     EISSN: 15322432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00397910801986010     Document Type: Article

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