A simple and convenient synthetic protocol for the protection of hydroxyl group as
tetrahydropyranyl ether as well as carbonyl functionality as oxathioacetal and thioacetal
has been achieved using a catalytic amount of silica-supported perchloric acid under
solvent-free conditions. This protocol has many advantages compared to currently available
methodologies in terms of simplicity, yield, reaction time, reusability of the catalyst
and economic viability.
alcohols - phenols - THP ethers - carbonyl compounds - oxathioacetals - thioacetals