title: Unprecedented reactivity of N-heterocyclic carbenes toward DMAD and aldehydes leading to novel multicomponent reactions.
abstract: A facile synthesis of highly functionalized 2-oxymaleate and furanone derivatives by the multicomponent reaction of 1,3-dimesityl imidazolin-2-ylidene/imidazol-2-ylidene, DMAD, and aldehydes is described.
authors.affiliation: Organic Chemistry Division, Regional Research Laboratory (CSIR), Trivandrum, India, USA. vijaynir_2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Vijay
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authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: S
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authors.lastname: Bindu
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authors.lastname: Sreekumar
authors.forename: Nigam P
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authors.lastname: Rath