Efficient preparation of vic-diacetates from epoxides and acetic anhydride in the presence of iron(III)-substituted polyoxometalate as catalyst

Abstract

Iron(III)-substituted polyoxometalate (TBA)4PFeW 11O39· 3H2O, has been demonstrated as an efficient catalyst in the ring opening of 1,2-epoxides with acetic anhydride for the one-pot synthesis of 1,2-diol esters in high to excellent yields under solvent-free condition. Copyright © 2007 The Chemical Society of Japan.