Zinc Tetrafluoroborate-Catalyzed Efficient Conversion of Aldehydes to Geminal Diacetates and Cyanoacetates
作者:Brindaban C. Ranu、Jyotirmoy Dutta、Arijit Das
DOI:10.1246/cl.2003.366
日期:2003.4
A trace of an aqueous solution of zinc tetrafluoroborate was demonstrated to catalyze the conversion of an aldehyde to its 1,1-diacetate by acetic anhydride without any solvent. A similar reaction of an aldehyde with a mixture of potassium cyanide and acetic anhydride in methylene chloride was also catalyzed by Zn(BF4)2 to provide the corresponding geminal cyanoacetate.