Ma D, Song Y, Fu C, Zhang F, Guo Y, Huang X, Ma S. E-Selective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reaction of aldehydes and butadienoates: effect of water and chloroform as the proton shuttle.
Org Chem Front 2018. [DOI:
10.1039/c8qo00579f]
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Abstract
An N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reaction of aldehydes and butadienoates affording (E)-4-oxo-2-butenoates highly stereoselectively has been developed. Some key intermediates have been detected by an MS study.
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