The facile and efficient Michael addition of indoles and pyrrole to alpha,beta-unsaturated electron-deficient compounds catalyzed by aluminium dodecyl sulfate trihydrate [Al(DS)3].3H2O in water.
Aluminium dodecyl sulfate trihydrate [Al(DS)3].3H2O is easily prepared and can be used as a Lewis acid surfactant catalyst in water to conduct the highly efficient Michael addition of indoles and pyrrole to alpha,beta-unsaturated electron-deficient compounds at room temperature.
Firouzabadi
Habib
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Department of Chemistry, Shiraz University, Shiraz, 71454, Iran. Firouzabadi@chem.susc.ac.ir
Iranpoor
Nasser
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Nowrouzi
Farhad
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