A mild and versatile method for the photoinduced three-component synthesis of 3-arylacetals and ketals is presented. Desired targets are smoothly obtained by irradiating aromatic halides or esters in alcohols, in the presence of vinyl ethers.
NAPOLITANO, ELIO;MORSANI, MASSIMO;FIASCHI, RITA, GAZZ. CHIM. ITAL., 121,(1991) N, C. 249-255