D. Podgorski, S. W. Krabbe, Long N. Le
Aug 1, 2010
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Synthesis
Abstract
A simple method for the synthesis of 1,3-dioxolanes from carbonyl compounds has been developed using 1,2-bis(tri-methylsilyloxy)ethane in the presence of bismuth(III) triflate as a catalyst. The bismuth(III) triflate catalyzed synthesis of a range of dioxanes and dioxepines has also been developed. In these latter cases, the carbonyl compound is treated with a diol, and triethyl orthoformate is used as a water scavenger. All these methods avoid the use of a Dean-Stark trap.