Chromatography on silicic acid-boric acid columns permits detritylation of ester lipids, essentially without acyl migration,
and simultaneous separation of the reaction products. Described is the preparation of the column and its application for the
synthesis of diacyl-
sn-glycerols and 2-acyl-1,2-propaneiols.
Presented in part at the Canadian Federation of Biological Societies Annual Meeting in Toronto, June 1971.