
Molecules, Год журнала: 2023, Номер 29(1), С. 4 - 4
Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2023
In the presence of different nucleophilic Knoevenagel competitors, cyclic and acyclic ketones have been shown to undergo highly chemoselective aldol reactions with aldehydes. doing so, substrate breadth for this emerging methodology has significantly broadened. The method is also no longer beholden proline-based catalyst templates, e.g., commercially available O-t-Bu-L-threonine advantageous ketones. key insight was exploit water-based mediums under conventional (in-water) non-conventional (deep eutectic solvents) conditions. With few exceptions, high aldol-to-Knoevenagel chemoselectivity (>10:1) good product profiles (yield, dr, ee) were observed, but only in DESs conjunction ball milling did short reaction times occur.
Язык: Английский