The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Lanthanide ion assisted electrochemically initiated aldol condensations

AJ Fry, M Susla, M Weltz

Index: Fry, Albert J.; Susla, Marko; Weltz, Michael Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1987 , vol. 52, # 12 p. 2496 - 2498

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Abstract

An electrochemical process for effecting directed aldol condensation is described. It is carried out under neutral conditions, can tolerate a wide variety of functional groups, is highly selective for aldehydes over ketones, requires only simple apparatus, and depends for its success upon the efficient mediating effect of trivalent lanthanide ions.