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Amberlyst-15 as a Heterogeneous Reusable Catalyst for the Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Phosphonates in Water

Mahmood Tajbakhsh*, Akbar Heydari, Mohammad A. Khalilzadeh, Moslem M. Lakouraj, Behi Zamenian, Samad Khaksar

*Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Basic Science, Mazandaran University, Babolsar 47415, Iran, Email: tajbakshumz.ac.ir

M. Tajbakhsh, A. Heydari, M. A. Khalilzadeh, M. M. Lakouraj, B. Zamenian, S. Khaksar, Synlett, 2007, 2347-2350.

DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-985595


Abstract

An efficient and simple synthesis of α-hydroxy phosphonates has been achieved via reaction of aldehydes with trimethylphosphite in the presence of Amberlyst-15 in water. The reaction is highly selective with excellent yields under mild conditions.

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Pyridine 2,6-Dicarboxylic Acid as a Bifunctional Organocatalyst for Hydrophosphonylation of Aldehydes and Ketones in Water

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Key Words

α-hydroxy phosphonates, Abramov reaction, water, green chemistry, Amberlyst-15, nucleophilic addition


ID: J60-Y2007-3090