"On-water" conjugate additions of anilines.
The conjugate addition of anilines onto unsaturated ketones, esters and N-acylpyrroles was investigated. Based on a recently proposed explanation for the phenomenon of on-water catalysis, operationally simple and mild reaction conditions for effecting these addition reactions have been developed. The success of these additions provides further support for the acid-catalysed nature of on-water chemistry.
Phippen
Christopher B W
CB
School of Chemistry, The University of Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia.
Beattie
James K
JK
McErlean
Christopher S P
CS