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Various types of carbonyl compounds were converted to the corresponding 1,3-dioxanes in the presence of ethyl orthoformate, 1,3-propanediol, and a catalytic amount of NBS via an in situ acetal exchange process. In contrast to conventional acid-catalyzed acetalization reactions, acid-sensitive substrates such as THP ethers and TBDMS ethers remain intact under described reaction conditions.