Facile catalyzed acylation of alcohols, phenols, amines and thiols based on ZrOCl28H2O and acetyl chloride in solution and in solvent-free conditions

Acylation of heteroatonis (O, N and S) with acetyl chloride based oil the use of a catalytic amount of the moisture stable. inexpensive ZrOCl2.8H(2)O, proceeds efficiently producing the corresponding acylated products in excellent yields. (C) 2004 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.