“…The obtained results clearly show the following reactivity patterns. - Considering the activated substrates, allylic primary alcohols 3 , 5 , 7 , 9 , 13 , and 15 (entries 2–5, 7, 8) were almost quantitatively esterified (GC-FID ratios of alcohol to acetate ranging from 10:90 to 4:96) to fragrant acetates, namely geranyl acetate 4 [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 ], prenyl acetate 6 , ( E )-2-hexenyl acetate 8 , cinnamyl acetate 10 [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 ], phytyl acetate ( E / Z = 66:34) 14 [ 42 ], and (1 R )-nopyl acetate 16 , respectively. On the other hand, rac -linalool 11 remained almost intact with negligible acetylation only (entry 6).
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