N,N-dibromo-4-methylbenzenesulphonimide as economical reagent for facile and selective catalyzed acetylation of alcohols under mild conditions

N,N-Dibromo-4-methylbenzenesulphonimide efficiently catalyzes acylation of structurally diverse alcohols by the action of acetic anhydride in chloroform at room temperature. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.