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A high yielding one-pot method for the preparation of salen ligands
Hansen, Trond Vidar,Skatteb?l, Lars
, p. 3829 - 3830 (2005)
Phenols are converted to salicylaldehydes with paraformaldehyde, MgCl 2-Et3N in THF, and subsequently treated with (+)-(R,R)-1,2-diammoniumcyclohexane mono-(+)-tartrate salt affording the corresponding salen ligands in high yields. The reactions are conveniently carried out as a one-pot procedure.