Issue 18, 2005
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Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Aluminium triflate: a remarkable Lewis acid catalyst for the ring opening of epoxides by alcohols†

D. Bradley G. Williams*a  and  Michelle Lawtona  

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a Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park
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Abstract

Al(OTf)3 was found to be an extremely effective catalyst (at ppm levels) for ring opening reactions of epoxides using a range of alcohols.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B508924G
Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Jun 2005
Accepted
05 Aug 2005
First published
17 Aug 2005

Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005,3, 3269-3272

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Aluminium triflate: a remarkable Lewis acid catalyst for the ring opening of epoxides by alcohols

D. B. G. Williams and M. Lawton, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2005, 3, 3269 DOI: 10.1039/B508924G

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