Issue 7, 2002
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Chemical Communications

Rapid, clean, and mild O-acetylation of alcohols and carbohydrates in an ionic liquid

Stewart A. Forsyth,a   Douglas R. MacFarlane,a   Robin J. Thomsonb  and  Mark von Itzsteinb  

a Centre for Green Chemistry and School of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
E-mail: s.forsyth@sci.monash.edu.au

b Centre for Biomolecular Science and Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia

Abstract

Archetypal O-acetylation reactions of alcohols and carbohydrates proceed rapidly in high yield under mild conditions in a dicyanamide based ionic liquid, that is not only an effective solvent but also an active base catalyst.

Graphical abstract: Rapid, clean, and mild O-acetylation of alcohols and carbohydrates in an ionic liquid

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B200306F
Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 Jan 2002
Accepted
15 Feb 2002
First published
07 Mar 2002

Chem. Commun., 2002, 714-715

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Rapid, clean, and mild O-acetylation of alcohols and carbohydrates in an ionic liquid

S. A. Forsyth, D. R. MacFarlane, R. J. Thomson and M. von Itzstein, Chem. Commun., 2002, 714 DOI: 10.1039/B200306F

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