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4‐Dialkylaminopyridines as Highly Active Acylation Catalysts. [New synthetic method (25)]

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Scandium Trifluoromethanesulfonate as an Extremely Active Lewis Acid Catalyst in Acylation of Alcohols with Acid Anhydrides and Mixed Anhydrides

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Tributylphosphine: a remarkable acylation catalyst

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An Extremely Powerful Acylation Reaction of Alcohols with Acid Anhydrides Catalyzed by Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate

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