Table 2

Entry	Substrate	Reagent	Product	Time (min)	Yield^b (%)
1		(CH₃CO)₂O		80	92
2		4- NO₂PhCOCl		95	85
3		(CH₃CO)₂O		80	83
4		(CH₃CO)₂O		90	86
5	(CH₃)₂CHOH	4- NO₂PhCOCl		95	87
6		(CH₃CO)₂O		85	85
7		(CH₃CO)₂O		80	88
8	(CH₃)₂CHOH	4- CH₃PhCOCl		90	87
9		PhCOCl		100	84
10	(CH₃)₃CH₂OH	PhCOCl		105	85
11		(CH₃CO)₂O		95	87
12	CH₃CH₂OH	PhCOCl	PhCO₂CH₂CH₃	80	82
13	(CH₃)₄CH₂OH	PhCOCl		95	80
14	PhCH₂OH	PhCOCl	PhCH₂O₂CPh	90	83
15		(CH₃CO)₂O		110	83
16		(CH₃CO)₂O		95	89
17		(CH₃CO)₂O		105	84
18		(CH₃CO)₂O		100	81
19		(CH₃CO)₂O		90	83
20		(CH₃CO)₂O		95	80
21		PhCOCl		80	83
22		(CH₃CO)₂O		100	89
23		PhCOCl		110	86
24		(CH₃CO)₂O		95	81
25		PhCOCl		105	82
26		4-OMePhCOCl		110	83
27		4-OMePhCOCl		95	89

^aAll the products are known compounds and were characterized by comparison of their IR and NMR spectral data and physical properties with those reported in the literature [11,24-30]. ^bIsolated yield

Table 2: Acylation of alcohols and phenols in the presence of TBAOH (20% in water)^a.