Aminocatalysis of the Baylis-Hillman reaction. An important solvent effect

Huw J. Davies; Antionio M. Ruda; Nicholas C. O. Tomkinson

doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.12.072

Aminocatalysis of the Baylis-Hillman reaction. An important solvent effect

Huw J. Davies, Antionio M. Ruda, Nicholas C. O. Tomkinson

Pure And Applied Chemistry

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Abstract

Examination of the amino-catalytic Baylis-Hillman reaction in the presence of proline and imidazole has revealed that water plays a crucial role in the acceleration of the reaction, allowing for excellent yields of the adduct between Me vinyl ketone and a variety of aldehydes.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	1461-1464
Number of pages	4
Journal	Tetrahedron Letters
Volume	48
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2006.12.072
Publication status	Published - 2007

Keywords

aminocatalysis
Baylis-Hillman reaction
solvent
aldehydes
ketones

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