A new manifold for the Morita reaction: diene synthesis from simple aldehydes and acrylates/acrylonitrile mediated by phosphines.
Dienes have been formed with good stereoselectivity and in good yield from simple aldehydes and acrylates/acrylonitrile in the presence of a phosphine and a Lewis acid through a modification of the Morita reaction.
Palmelund
Anders
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School of Chemistry, University of Bristol, Bristol, UKBS8 1TS.
Myers
Eddie L
EL
Tai
Lik Ren
LR
Tisserand
Steve
S
Butts
Craig P
CP
Aggarwal
Varinder K
VK