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Synthesis of (E)-1-Aryl-1-alkenes via a Novel BF(3).OEt(2)-Catalyzed Aldol-Grob Reaction Sequence
George W. Kabalka1, Nan-Sheng Li, David Tejedor
1Departments of Chemistry and Radiology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1600.
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|October 25, 2001
Abstract:
The reactions of aromatic aldehydes with ketones in the presence of various acids were examined. The reactions generate (E)-1-aryl-1-alkenes in the presence of boron trifluoride diethyl etherate in nonnucleophilic solvents.