| abstract |
The present invention provides a process for preparing an alcohol derivative,nwhere the alcohol derivative is an ester, acetal, ketal, ether glycoside, or alkyl glycoside,nby reacting an alcohol with a carbonyl compound, alcohol, olefin, epoxy compound ornsaccharide, where C 2-4 vicinal alkylene oxides are excluded, in the presence of (A) annaluminum alkoxide and (B) sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid. |