Facile and highly selective monoacylation of symmetric diols adsorbed on silica gel with acetyl chloride

Abstract

Monoacetylated alcohols of symmetric 1,n-diols are synthesized quantitatively by refluxing a suspension of the diols adsorbed on silica gel with acetylchloride.

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