Direct preparation of monoarylidene derivatives of aldehydes and enolizable ketones with DIMCARB.
[reaction: see text] Aryl alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones and aldehydes were synthesized, in moderate to excellent yields, with use of dimethylammonium dimethyl carbamate (DIMCARB) as a recyclable reaction medium and as a catalyst.
Kreher
Ulf P
UP
Centre for Green Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia.
Rosamilia
Anthony E
AE
Raston
Colin L
CL
Scott
Janet L
JL
Strauss
Christopher R
CR