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Efficient Synthesis of All-Carbon Quaternary Centers via the Conjugate Addition of Functionalized Monoorganozinc Bromides
Published on: May 26, 2019
DBU-promoted ring-opening reactions of multi-substituted donor-acceptor cyclopropanes: access to functionalized
Naili Luo1, Jiamin Liu1, Shan Wang1
1School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, 180 Siwangting Street, Yangzhou 225002, P. R. China. wangcd@yzu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A convenient and straightforward strategy to synthesize Z-configuration chalcones with alkylcyanoacetate subunits via DBU-promoted ring-opening reactions of multi-substituted D-A cyclopropanes has been developed. This reaction did not require a transition metal catalyst and extra solvent, and haloalkanes acted as both an alkylation reagent and solvent.
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