ESI-MS study on the aldol reaction catalyzed by L-proline.
The aldol reaction catalyzed by L-proline has been monitored and the accepted mechanism confirmed by intercepting and characterizing, for the first time, all the proposed intermediates by ESI-MS/MS.
Marquez
Cesar
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Institut für Reine und Angewandte Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität, 26111 Oldenburg, Germany.
Metzger
Jürgen O
JO
D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D011392:Proline / Q000737:chemistry*; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
D000438:Alcohols; D000447:Aldehydes; D011392:Proline