Efficient synthesis of a new type of baylis-hillman adducts and their stereoselective bromination
A new type of Baylis-Hillman adducts derived from chlorovinyl aldehydes were prepared via Vilsmeier reaction of ketones with a bis(trichloromethyl) carbonate (BTC)/DMF system to construct chlorovinyl aldehydes, followed by sonochemical Baylis-Hillman reaction under solvent-free conditions. The stereoselective bromination of these new compounds with a Br2-Ph3P system has been achieved efficiently with good to excellent yields under mild conditions. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.