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The most common protecting groups for carbonyls are acetals and typically cyclic acetals with diols. The runners-up used are also cyclic acetals with 1,2‑hydroxythiols or dithioglycols – the so-called O,S– or S,S-acetals. Ethylene glycol 1,3‑Propadiol
TMSCl is reactive toward nucleophiles, resulting in the replacement of the chloride. In a characteristic reaction of TMSCl, the nucleophile is water, resulting in hydrolysis to give the hexamethyldisiloxane: + + The related reaction of trimethylsilyl chloride with alcohols can be exploited to produce anhydrous solutions of hydrochloric acid in alcohols, which find use in the mild synthesis of ...
The ratio of cyclic to acyclic acetals varies with reaction time since acyclic acetals are kinetically favored and cyclic acetals are the thermodynamically favored. [5] This unique formation of cyclic and acyclic acetals leads to varying degradation time because the two acetal groups hydrolyze at different rates.
The formation of acetals reduces the total number of molecules present (carbonyl + 2 alcohol → acetal + water) and therefore is generally not favourable with regards to entropy. One situation where it is not entropically unfavourable is when a single diol molecule is used rather than two separate alcohol molecules (carbonyl + diol → acetal ...
Dioxolane is a heterocyclic acetal with the chemical formula (CH 2) 2 O 2 CH 2. It is related to tetrahydrofuran (THF) by replacement of the methylene group (CH 2) at the 2-position with an oxygen atom. The corresponding saturated 6-membered C 4 O 2 rings are called dioxanes.
Trimethylsilyl groups on a molecule have a tendency to make it more volatile, often making the compounds more amenable to analysis by gas chromatography or mass spectrometry. An example of such trimethylsilylation is mentioned in the Brassicasterol article. Such derivatizations are often done on a small scale in special vials.
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The term "acetyl" was coined by the German chemist Justus von Liebig in 1839 CE to describe what he incorrectly believed to be the radical of acetic acid (the main component of vinegar, aside from water), which is now known as the vinyl group (coined in 1851 CE); "acetyl" is derived from the Latin acētum, meaning "vinegar."