TITLE:
Highly Efficient Cobalt (II) Catalyzed O-Acylation of Alcohols and Phenols under Solvent-Free Conditions
AUTHORS:
Shafeek A. R. Mulla, Suleman M. Inamdar, Mohsinkhan Y. Pathan, Santosh S. Chavan
KEYWORDS:
Acetylation, Alcohol, Phenol, Acetyl Chloride, Cobalt (II) Chloride
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Synthesis Theory and Applications,
Vol.1 No.3,
October
30,
2012
ABSTRACT: Solvent free, highly efficient method has been developed using ecofriendly, heterogeneous reusable cobalt chloride catalyst at ambient reaction conditions for the O-acylation of various alcohols and phenols with acetyl chloride in excellent yield in a short reaction time. The catalyst is recycled several times without loss of catalytic activity.