Turkish Journal of Chemistry, Vol.23, No.1, 27-30, 1999
An efficient acetylation of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols with acetic anhydride in the presence of graphite bisulphate
In cyclohexane, thirteen examples of primary and secondary aliphatic alcohols were easily converted to the corresponding acetate derivatives within a short time, ranging from 5 min to 2.5 h, and in good yields close to 90 %, using acetic anhydride as reagent and graphite bisulphate as an efficient catalyst.