title: Umpolung reactions in an ionic liquid catalyzed by electrogenerated N-heterocyclic carbenes. Synthesis of saturated esters from activated α,β-unsaturated aldehydes.
abstract: The umpolung reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes to saturated esters has been carried out in an ionic liquid by organocatalysis of electrogenerated NHC. The roles of solvent, precatalyst and proton donor of the ionic liquid have been verified and good to high yields of esters have been obtained using a "green" and mild methodology.
authors.affiliation: Dept. SBAI, Sapienza University of Rome, via Castro Laurenziano, 7, I-00161 Rome, Italy. marta.feroci@uniroma1.it
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feroci
authors.forename: Isabella
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chiarotto
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orsini
authors.forename: Romina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pelagalli
authors.forename: Achille
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Inesi