Chemistry Letters, Vol.32, No.8, 734-735, 2003
A simple and facile chemo- and regioselective deprotection of acetonides using silica supported sodium hydrogen sulfate as a heterogeneous catalyst
Silica supported sodium hydrogen sulfate (NaHSO4.SiO2) has been found to be an efficient heterogeneous catalyst for chemo- and regioselective deprotection of acetonides at room temperature to produce the corresponding diols in excellent yields.