17463-01-3Relevant articles and documents
A practical, efficient, and atom economic alternative to the Wittig and Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reactions for the synthesis of (E)-α,β- unsaturated esters from aldehydes
List, Benjamin,Doehring, Arno,Hechavarria Fonseca, Maria T.,Job, Andreas,Rios Torres, Ramon
, p. 476 - 482 (2007/10/03)
We describe a highly efficient new methodology for the synthesis of (E)-α,β-unsaturated esters from aldehydes. In our DMAP-catalyzed reaction, both aromatic as well as aliphatic aldehydes furnish the desired products highly regio- and stereoselectively if treated with commercially available or synthetically easily accessible malonic acid half ester. A large scale application in the synthesis of p-methoxycinnamates, which are of use as sunscreen ingredients, is described.
New solid-supported phosphonate reagents for the synthesis of Z-α,β-unsaturated esters
Martina, Sébastien L. X.,Taylor, Richard J. K.
, p. 3279 - 3282 (2007/10/03)
Novel solid-supported phosphonate reagents have been prepared and evaluated for the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated esters with a preference for the Z-alkene. The optimal reagent was a hybrid of both Still-Gennari and Ando reagents, and showed good to high yields and fair to good Z-selectivity for the conversion of both aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes.
The Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Modification of the Wittig Reaction Using Triethylamine and Lithium or Magnesium Salts
Rathke, Michael W.,Nowak, Michael
, p. 2624 - 2626 (2007/10/02)
A variety of aldehydes were converted into the corresponding α,β-unsaturated esters using triethyl phosphonoacetate and triethylamine in the presence of lithium or magnesium halides.Under the same conditions, simple methyl ketones were unreactive.
