Rapid, clean, and mild O-acetylation of alcohols and carbohydrates in an ionic liquid
Robin J. Thomson,Mark von Itzstein
Chemical Communications Pub Date : 03/07/2002 00:00:00 , DOI:10.1039/B200306F
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.
