A Fast and Convenient Procedure for the Acetylation of Alcohols 

 -  Synthetic Communication, 34, p.4591-4595, 2004 .
<br/><br/> Treatment of different steroidal and aliphatic alcohols with BF3 . OEt2 and acetic anhydride for 5 seconds produced complete acetylation in high to quantitative yields. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>O-ACETYLATION<br/>BF3<br/>OET2