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A selective solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds utilizing microwave irradiation
Sharma, Lalit Kumar,Kim, Kyung Bo,Elliott, Gregory I.
supporting information; experimental part, p. 1546 - 1549 (2011/07/31)
An environmentally benign microwave-assisted solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds was developed using catalytic amounts of triethylamine and lithium perchlorate. Changing the amount of lithium perchlorate helps in controlling the ratio of the single-condensation and double-condensation products. The effect of other additives and microwave activation was also investigated. The optimized conditions were then applied to various cyclic/acyclic ketones and aldehydes, with selectivity observed in many cases.