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AN ANOMALOUS COURSE OF THE DARZENS REACTION CATALYZED WITH MAGNESIUM METHOXIDE
Svoboda, Jiri,Nic, Miloslav,Palecek, Jaroslav
, p. 119 - 122 (2007/10/02)
The reaction of benzaldehyde with methyl chloroacetate catalyzed with magnesium methoxide gave beside the expected methyl 2,3-epoxy-3-phenylpropanoate (I) also comparable amounts of methyl 2-hydroxy-3-methoxy-3-phenylpropanoate (II).The condensation was accompanied by a competing disproportionation of benzaldehyde giving methyl benzoate and benzyl alcohol.The course of the condensation reaction is discussed.