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p-Toluenesulfonic Acid Adsorbed on Silica Gel: An Efficient Dehydrating Agent of Alcohols
D'Onofrio, Franco,Scettri, Arrigo
, p. 1159 - 1161 (1985)
Secondary and tertiary alcohols are efficiently dehydrated by reaction with p-toluenesulfonic acid supported on silica gel.In particular, the procedure allows the direct conversion of 3-hydroxy-steroids into Δ2-olefins or Δ3,5-dienes, without passing through the mesylate or tosylate esters.