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Unprecedented acetylation of phenols using a catalytic amount of magnesium powder |
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| Authors: | Gan B. Bajracharya Suryaman Sama Shrestha |
| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Science, Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal;2. Department of Chemistry, Tri-Chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Abstract: | The acetylation of phenols with acetic anhydride was achieved using a catalytic amount of magnesium metal powder under air and solvent-free conditions to afford corresponding phenyl acetates in excellent yield (up to 98%). |
| Keywords: | Acetylation free radical mechanism magnesium phenyl acetates |