Synthesis 2004(6): 831-833  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-816000
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Copper(II) Tetrafluoroborate-Catalyzed Formation of Aldehyde-1,1-di­acetates

Asit K. Chakraborti*, Ramasamy Thilagavathi, Raj Kumar
National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Sector 67, S. A. S. Nagar, Punjab - 160062, India
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Received 21 January 2004
Publication Date:
05 March 2004 (online)

Abstract

Aldehyde 1,1-diacetates are formed in excellent yields from aldehydes and acetic anhydride under solvent-free conditions at room temperature in short times in the presence of a catalytic amount of copper(II) tetrafluoroborate hydrate.