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Alcohols and phenols are converted to esters in a mild, clean, and efficient reaction with acetic anhydride in the presence of a catalytic amount of potassium dodecatungstocobaltate trihydrate (K5CoW12O40 · 3H2O).
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Received August 27, 2001. Accepted (revised) October 29, 2001
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Habibi, M., Tangestaninejad, S., Mirkhani, V. et al. Catalytic Acetylation of Alcohols and Phenols with Potassium Dodecatungstocobaltate Trihydrate. Monatshefte fuer Chemie 133, 323–327 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007060200010
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