Bismuth(III) chloride (BiCl3); an efficient catalyst for mild, regio- and stereoselective cleavage of epoxides with alcohols, acetic acid and water

Article abstract of DOI:10.1080/00397910008086878

Epoxides can be cleaved in a regio- and stereoselective manner with alcohols, acetic acid and water in the presence of catalytic amounts of bismuth(III) chloride, affording the corresponding β-alkoxy and β-acetoxy alcohols and diols in high yields.

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Bismuth(III) Chloride (BiCl3);
An Efficient Catalyst for Mild,
Regio- and Stereoselective
Cleavage of Epoxides with
Alcohols, Acetic Acid and
Water
I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork a , S. Tangestaninejad a ,
H. Aliyan a & V. Mirkhani a
a Department of Chemistry, Esfahan University,
Esfahan, 81744, Iran
Version of record first published: 04 Dec 2007.
To cite this article: I. Mohammadpoor-Baltork, S. Tangestaninejad, H. Aliyan & V.
Mirkhani (2000): Bismuth(III) Chloride (BiCl3); An Efficient Catalyst for Mild, Regio-
and Stereoselective Cleavage of Epoxides with Alcohols, Acetic Acid and Water,
Synthetic Communications: An International Journal for Rapid Communication of
Synthetic Organic Chemistry, 30:13, 2365-2374
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