“…Acetals are prepared by the condensation of carbonyl compounds with alcohols or diols in the presence of silicabound sulfuric acid [5], P 2 O 5 /SiO 2 [6], tetrabutylammonium tribromide [7], polymer bound metal complexes [8], silica gelsupported metallic sulfates [9], DDQ [10], NBS [11], lithium triflate [12], iodine [13], titanium cation-exchange montmorillonite [14], ruthenium(III)chloride [15], SO 3 [17], and functional ionic liquids possessing two adjacent acid sites [18]. The use of heterogeneous solid catalysts in the organic synthesis and industrial manufacture of chemicals is interesting and important, since they provide green alternatives to homogeneous catalysts.…”