Solvent-free reactions of alcohols with
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Yu Yuan; Zhuangzhi Shi; Xuan Feng; Xiangnong Liu
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Article
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2007
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The direct substitution of alcohols and β‐dicarbonyl compounds was catalyzed with FeCl~3~ under solvent‐free conditions. The catalyst loading could be decreased to 0.01 mol% at high activities. It was shown that the reaction proceeded in two steps via the etherification of the alcohols.