Unprecedented acetylation of phenols using a catalytic amount of magnesium powder
- 8 June 2018
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Synthetic Communications
- Vol. 48 (13), 1688-1693
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00397911.2018.1459721
Abstract
The acetylation of phenols with acetic anhydride was achieved using a catalytic amount of magnesium metal powder under air and solvent-free conditions to afford corresponding phenyl acetates in excellent yield (up to 98%). GRAPHICAL ABSTRACTKeywords
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