J. Iran. Chem. Soc., Vol. 6, No. 4 December 2009, pp.754~760.

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Poly(N,N'-dibromo-N-ethyl-benzene-1,3-disulfonamide) and N,N,N',N'-Tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide as Effective Catalysts for Conversion of Aldehydes to 1,1-Diacetates and Acetals


R. Ghorbani-Vaghei*, M. Amiri, N. Moshfeghifar, H. Veisi and S. Akbari Dadamahaleh


Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamadan, Iran


Poly(N,N'-dibromo-N-ethyl-benzene-1,3-disulfonamide) [PBBS] and N,N,N',N'-tetrabromobenzene-1,3-disulfonamide [TBBDA] are effective catalysts for easy preparation of 1,1-diacetates from aldehydes and acetic anhydride, and for easy preparation of acetals using diols under microwave irradiation in the presence of SiO2.


Keywords: Aldehydes, Acetic anhydride, Diols, Microwave irradiation, TBBDA, PBBS

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