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A one-step procedure for the monoacylation of symmetrical 1,2-diols
Paul A Clarke1, Nadim E Kayaleh, Martin A Smith
1School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK. paul.clarke@nottingham.ac.uk
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|July 20, 2002
Abstract:
A series of lanthanide (III) salts have been shown to catalyze the monoacylation of symmetrical 1,2-diols by carboxylic acid anhydrides with surprisingly high selectivity.