title: Epoxide ring-opening and Meinwald rearrangement reactions of epoxides catalyzed by mesoporous aluminosilicates.
abstract: Mesoporous aluminosilicates efficiently catalyze the ring-opening of epoxides to produce beta-alkoxyalcohols in high yields under extremely mild reaction conditions. These materials also catalyze the corresponding Meinwald rearrangement in non-nucleophilic solvents to give aldehydes which can be trapped in situ to provide the corresponding acetals in an efficient tandem process.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff, UK CF10 3AT.
authors.forename: Mathew W C
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Robinson
authors.forename: A Matthew
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buckle
authors.forename: Ian
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mabbett
authors.forename: Stuart H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Graham