“…12 Also, this condensation reaction can be performed by using other acetonide-forming agents such as 2,2-dimethoxypropane (DMP) in solvents such as acetonitrile or N , N -dimethylformamide (DMF) with an acid catalyst. Many catalysts have been reported for the O -isopropylidenation of sugar derivatives, which include anhydrous ZnCl 2 with H 3 PO 4 , 13 pyridinium p -toluenesulfonate (PPTS), 14 zeolite HY, 15 montmorillonite clay, 16 iodine, 17 ion exchange resins, 18 and boron trifluoride etherate, 19 and Lewis acidic metal salts, such as anhydrous ferric chloride, 20 anhydrous copper(II) sulfate, 21 anhydrous aluminium chloride, 22 ceric ammonium nitrate (CAN), 23 and SnCl 2 . 24 In the past few years, catalysts have also been reported for the O -isopropylidenation reaction including sulfuric acid immobilized on silica, 25 triphenylphosphine polymer-bound/iodine complex, 26 vanadyl triflate (VO(OTf) 2 · x H 2 O), 27 tetrabutylammonium tribromide (TBATB), 28 bromodimethylsulfonium bromide (BDMS), 29 [Cp*IrCl 2 ] 2 (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl), 30 phosphotungstic acid (PTA).…”