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Chem. Commun., 1997, 351 - 352, DOI: 10.1039/a606484a

Scandium(III) or lanthanide(III) triflates as recyclable catalysts for the direct acetylation of alcohols with acetic acid

Anthony G. M. Barrett and D. Christopher Braddock

Scandium(III) or lanthanide(III) triflates are found to efficiently catalyse the direct acetylation of primary, secondary or tertiary alcohols with acetic acid; the catalyst can be recovered quantitatively and re-used with no loss of activity.