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Alcohols are acetylated in a mild, clean, and efficient reaction with acetic anhydride in the presence of a catalytic amount of Al(HSO4)3 in solution and under solvent free conditions. All reactions were performed at room temperature in good to high yields.
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Shirini, F., Zolfigol, M. & Abedini, M. Al(HSO4)3 as an Efficient Catalyst for the Acetylation of Alcohols in Solution and Under Solvent Free Conditions. Monatshefte für Chemie 135, 279–282 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-003-0083-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00706-003-0083-4