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Synthesis of Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts
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Table 2 One-Pot Synthesis of MBH Adducts 6 Starting Directly
from Alcohols 1
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OH
SiO2–DABCO
,4-dioxane–H2O, r.t.
1
EWG
+
chloramine-T
R
R
OH
EWG
1
2
5
6
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Time (h)a Yield (%)b,c
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EWG
CN
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Ph
25
60
35
49
30
32
33
31
25
55
33
48
49
28
27
30
87
77
70
78
75
85
75
83
86
79
73
80
78
82
80
76
6
4-BrC H4
CN
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All compounds are known
and were characterized by com-
parison of their mp or bp, TLC, IR, and NMR data with those of au-
thentic samples prepared by literature methods.
chloramine-T on treatment with aqueous sodium hypo-
chlorite, and used in subsequent runs.
In summary, we have developed a one-pot process for
C–C bond formation via sequential oxidation of alcohols
to aldehydes and their Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction
with acrylonitrile-methyl acrylate. This simple protocol
involves chloramine-T as oxidizing reagent and silica
gel–DABCO as the catalyst system. The present work
opens up a new, efficient, and one-pot synthetic route to
Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts starting directly from al-
cohols.
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Acknowledgment
We sincerely thank SAIF, Punjab University, Chandigarh, for pro-
viding microanalyses and spectra. One of us (R.P.) is grateful to the
CSIR, New Delhi, for the award of a Junior Research Fellowship.
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