Preparation of α-substituted acroleins via the reaction of aldehyde or the corresponding ozonide with dihalomethane and diethylamine

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4020(98)00216-6

Treatment of aldehydes or the corresponding ozonides with a mixture of dibromomethane and diethylamine afforded α-substituted acroleins in modest to good yields. The β-carbon of the acrolein (nc, n = 1-16) derived from dibromomethane. Functional groups, s