Research Article

Efficient and Rapid Solvent-Free Acetylation of Alcohols, Phenols, and Thiols Using Catalytic Amounts of Sodium Acetate Trihydrate

Table 4

Comparison of the procedure with other related methods.

EntryConditionsTimeReference

1NaOAc10 MinThis work
2Polymer supported gadolinium triflate/DMSO1.5 h[19]
3Gadolinium triflate/MeCN30 Min[16]
4A solid supported Co(II) salen complex/50°C45 Min[17]
5Carbon tetrabromide>3 h[46]
6(Ru(acac)3)5 h[13]