Tetrahedron letters

Lewis base-catalyzed transformation of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes to saturated carboxylic acids, esters and amides

H Kawabata, M Hayashi

Index: Kawabata, Hirotoshi; Hayashi, Masahiko Tetrahedron Letters, 2002 , vol. 43, # 32 p. 5645 - 5647

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Citation Number: 26

Abstract

The reactions of α, β-unsaturated aldehydes such as (E)-cinnamaldehyde and 2-or 4- methoxycinnamaldehyde with trimethylsilyl cyanide in the presence of a catalytic amount of a Lewis base such as TTMPP and DBU afforded the corresponding saturated carboxylic acids after hydrolysis.