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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2631-2635 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Chinese Journal of Chemistry |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- 2,6-dimethoxybenzoic acid
- Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction
- acrolein
- organocatalysis
- β-isocupreidine