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Primary and secondary alcohols are acylated under mild conditions by the use of 2,2′-bipyridyl-6-yl carboxylates and cesium fluoride. Furthermore, the reaction is successfully applied to selective acylation of a primary carbinol group of diols containing primary and secondary carbinol groups or exclusive O-acylation of aromatic amino alcohols.
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Mukaiyama et al. (1980) studied this question.
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