Zinc Acetate in Organic Synthesis and Catalysis: A Review

Abstract: Among the many zinc salts that can be found, zinc acetate is one of the readily available, affordable, low-hazardous Lewis acids. It can be referred to as a multifunctional catalyst due to its unique physical and chemical properties, which show that they are effective in enabling a variety of synthetic transformations in both organic synthesis and catalysis. This review included noteworthy innovations that have been created during the past two and half decades using zinc acetate as a catalyst or reagent.