Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.5, 430-431, 2001
Yb(OTf)(3)center dot H2O: A novel reagent for the chemoselective hydrolysis of isopropylidene acetals
A facile chemoselective hydrolysis of terminal isopropylidene acetals has been achieved using a catalytic amount of Yb(OTf)(3).H2O in acetonitrile at ambient temperature.