Catalytic Generation of Activated Carboxylates from Enals: A Product-Determining Role for the Base
Stephanie S. Sohn and Jeffrey W. Bode*
*Laboratorium für Organische Chemie, Department of Chemistry
and Applied Biosciences, ETH-Zürich, Wolfgang Pauli Strasse 10, 8093 Zürich,
Switzerland, Email: bode
org.chem.ethz.ch
S. S. Sohn, J. W. Bode, Org. Lett., 2005, 7, 3873-3876.
DOI: 10.1021/ol051269w
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Abstract
Homoenolates are generated by reaction of N-heterocycle carbenes with enals, leading to carbon-carbon bond formation or activated carboxylates depending on the used base. The design of a new triazolium precatalyst enabled the catalytic, atom-economical redox esterification of enals.
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K. Y.-K. Chow, J. W. Bode, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 8126-8127.
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ID: J54-Y2005-1290
