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Iron (III) Tosylate in the Preparation of Dimethyl and Diethyl Acetals from Ketones and β-Keto Enol Ethers from Cyclic β-Diketones

H Mansilla, MM Afonso

Index: Mansilla, Horacio; Afonso, Maria M. Synthetic Communications, 2008 , vol. 38, # 15 p. 2607 - 2618

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Abstract

An efficient method for conversion of ketones to their corresponding dimethyl and diethyl acetals and of cyclic β-diketones into β-keto enol ethers using Fe(OTs) 3 as a catalyst is described. ... An efficient method for conversion of ketones to their corresponding dimethyl and diethyl acetals and of cyclic β-diketones into β-keto enol ethers using Fe(OTs) 3 as a catalyst is described. ... Dialkyl acetals are one of the most frequently used protective groups for aldehydes and ...