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Chem. Commun., 2002, 714 - 715, DOI: 10.1039/b200306f

Rapid, clean, and mild O-acetylation of alcohols and carbohydrates in an ionic liquid

Stewart A. Forsyth, Douglas R. MacFarlane, Robin J. Thomson and Mark von Itzstein

Archetypal O-acetylation reactions of alcohols and carbohydrates proceed rapidly in high yield under mild conditions in a dicyanamide based ionic liquid, that is not only an effective solvent but also an active base catalyst.

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