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Synthesis of 1,1-diacetates catalysed by silica-supported boron sulfonic acid under solvent-free conditions and ambient temperature

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1,1-Diacetates derivatives were prepared using the direct condensation of aldehydes with acetic anhydride in the presence of silica-supported boron sulfonic acid (SiO2/B(SO4H)3) as a tri-functional inorganic Brønsted acid catalyst under solvent-free conditions at ambient temperature. The salient features of this methodology are: (i) cheaper process ready availability of the catalyst; (ii) versatility; (iii) high regio-selectivity of the procedure and recyclable property of the catalyst.

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Sajjadifar, S., Rezayati, S. Synthesis of 1,1-diacetates catalysed by silica-supported boron sulfonic acid under solvent-free conditions and ambient temperature. Chem. Pap. 68, 531–539 (2014). https://doi.org/10.2478/s11696-013-0480-z

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