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TETRAFLUOROBORIC ACID - A NEW CATALYST FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-DIOXOLANES. PREPARATION OF HYDROXYACETONE
Gevorkyan, A. A.,Kazaryan, P. I.,Avakyan, O. V.,Vardanyan, R. A.
, p. 27 - 30 (2007/10/02)
It is established that tetrafluoroboric acid (HBF4) is an effective catalyst for halogen substitution reactions of oxiranes (epichlorohydrin and 1-bromo-3-methyl-2,3-epoxybutane) with aldehydes and ketones, forming 1,3-dioxolanes in high yield.