Tetrahedron letters

Diels-Alder reactions using supercritical water as an aqueous solvent medium

MB Korzenski, JW Kolis

Index: Korzenski, Michael B.; Kolis, Joseph W. Tetrahedron Letters, 1997 , vol. 38, # 32 p. 5611 - 5614

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Abstract

A variety of Diels-Alder reactions have been performed in supercritical water as a reaction medium. The rapid reaction of Diels-Alder reactions of cyclopentadiene and various electron poor dienophiles such as diethyl fumarate and acrylonitrile is observed in supercritical water, and leads to high yields of clean products without added catalysts.