Aluminium triflate: a remarkable Lewis acid catalyst for the ring opening of epoxides by alcohols.
Al(OTf)3 was found to be an extremely effective catalyst (at ppm levels) for ring opening reactions of epoxides using a range of alcohols.
Williams
D Bradley G
DB
Department of Chemistry, University of Johannesburg, P.O. Box 524, Auckland Park, 2006. dbgw@rau.ac.za
Lawton
Michelle
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