A NOVEL ROUTE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF α,β-UNSATURATED ESTERS, KETONES AND NITRILES USING DIBUTYL TELLURIDE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)80993-X

In the presence of dibutyl telluride, α-halo-ester, nitrile, and ketone were found to condense easily with aromatic aldehydes to afford α,β-unsaturated esters, nitriles and ketones in high yields as one-pot reaction.A possible reaction mechanism was proposed.