Compound Class 18: 1,1-Diacyloxy Compounds

Laura H. Smith, Susannah C. Coote, David J. Procter

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Abstract

1,1-Diacyloxy compounds can be accessed from a variety of starting materials including aldehydes, ketones, and O/O, O/Hal, and Hal/Hal acetals under a variety of reaction conditions. This product class encompasses Meldrum’s acid, several natural products, and acyloxy ester prodrugs; in addition, acyl acetals are useful protecting groups for aldehydes and can be cleaved orthogonally to alkyl acetals.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationScience of Synthesis
EditorsK. Ishihara, D. J. Proctor, E. Schaumann
Place of PublicationStuttgart, Germany
PublisherGeorg Thieme Verlag
Pages475-496
Volume29
ISBN (Electronic)9783131843814
ISBN (Print)9783131541611
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2010

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