The first catalytic asymmetric morita-baylis-hillman reaction of acrolein with aromatic aldehydes

Xingping Zeng, Yunlin Liu, Congbin Ji, Jian Zhou

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Abstract

We report the first example of catalytic asymmetric Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction of acrolein with aromatic aldehydes. The use of 10 mol% of Hatakeyama's catalyst β-isocupreidine C4, in combination with 20 mol% of 2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid, could catalyze the reaction to give the desired products in up to 81% ee.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2631-2635
Number of pages5
JournalChinese Journal of Chemistry
Volume30
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2012

Keywords

  • 2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid
  • Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction
  • acrolein
  • organocatalysis
  • β-isocupreidine

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