title: A generalized approach for iron catalyzed chemo- and regioselective formation of anti-Markovnikov acetals from styrene derivatives.
abstract: Fe(BF(4))(2)·6H(2)O in the presence of pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid and PhI(OAc)(2) can efficiently catalyze the formation of chemoselective dialkyl acetals from styrene derivatives with anti-Markovnikov regioselectivity in good to high yields under mild and benign reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai-400076, India.
authors.forename: Abhishek Dutta
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.forename: Goutam Kumar
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Lahiri