Rapid and efficient acetylation of alcohols and phenols with acetic anhydride using tin(IV) porphyrin as catalyst

Abstract

The efficient and rapid esterification of alcohols and phenols in acetic anhydride was achieved by tin(IV) tetraphenylporphyrin perchlorate [SnIV (tpp) (ClO4)2] as catalyst in high yields. SnIV (tpp) (ClO4)2 showed highly catalytic activity on the acetylation reaction.