A facile one-pot procedure for the transformation of acetonides into diacetates catalyzed with Bi(OTf)3·xH2O

Qin Pei Wu*, Ming Xin Zhou, Xiao Dong Xi, Di Song, Yuan Wang, Hai Xia Liu, Yun Zheng Li, Qing Shan Zhang

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Abstract

The transformation of acetonides into the corresponding diacetates is often required in the synthetic chemistry. An efficient procedure for direct conversion of acetonides into diacetates in the presence of Bi(OTf)3·xH2O under mild conditions has been developed. Primary hydroxyl-acetonides could be selectively transformed into diacetates in the presence of anomeric acetonides and the anomeric acetonides could be tunably converted into 2-acetoxyisopropyl or diacetate groups.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2714-2718
Number of pages5
JournalTetrahedron Letters
Volume49
Issue number17
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 21 Apr 2008

Keywords

  • Acetal
  • Acetate
  • Acetonide
  • Homogeneous catalysis
  • Protecting groups

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