title: Catalytic MBH reaction of β-substituted nitroalkenes with azodicarboxylates.
abstract: An unprecedented N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) catalyzed Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) reaction of β-substituted nitroalkenes and azodicarboxylates has been developed. Both β-aryl and β-alkyl nitroalkenes worked well for the reaction using 5 mol% of NHC catalyst, giving the desired α-hydrazino-α,β-unsaturated nitroalkenes in good to excellent yields.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Yu
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Song
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ye
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D001391:Azo Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry*; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008697:Methane / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009574:Nitro Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D001391:Azo Compounds; D003998:Dicarboxylic Acids; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009574:Nitro Compounds; C030011:carbene; D008697:Methane