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Conjugate addition of dialkylaluminum chlorides to alkylidenemalonic acid derivatives
Maas, Steffen,Stamm, Armin,Kunz, Horst
, p. 1792 - 1798 (1999)
Complete regioselectivity is achieved in conjugate addition reactions of dialkylaluminum chlorides with alkylidenemalonic esters, alkylidenecyanoacetates, and alkylidenemalonodinitrile to give β-branched carboxylic acid derivatives. Sterically demanding products containing quaternary carbon atoms are obtained in good yields. In the case of diethylaluminum chloride, accompanying reductions of the substrates can be suppressed by application of boron trifluoride as an assisting Lewis acid.
