Type: Article

Efficient conversion of epoxides to 1,3-dioxolanes catalyzed by bismuth(III) salts

Journal: Synthetic Communications (00397911)Year: 2001/01/01Volume: Issue: 22

Mohammadpoor Baltork I.^a Khosropour A.R. Aliyan H.

a :University of Isfahan - IRAN(IR) - Isfahan

DOI:10.1081/SCC-100106198Language: English

Abstract

Epoxides react with acetone in the presence of catalytic amounts of bismuth(III) salts including BiCl3, Bi(TFA)3 and Bi(OTf)3 affording the corresponding 1,3-dioxolanes in excellent yields.

Author Keywords

1,3 dioxolane derivativeacetonebismuth derivativechlorideepoxidetetrahydrofuran