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New synthesis of flavanones catalyzed by L-proline

S Chandrasekhar, K Vijeender, KV Reddy

Index: Chandrasekhar; Vijeender; Venkatram Reddy Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 , vol. 46, # 41 p. 6991 - 6993

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Abstract

l-Proline is utilized as an efficient organocatalyst for the synthesis of substituted flavanones and chalcones in good yields. The efficiency of the catalyst was proved with a variety of substrates ranging from electron-deficient to electron-rich aryl aldehydes and 2- hydroxyacetophenones.