A general route to α-alkyl (E)-α, β-unsaturated aldehydes

…, J Aatar, TB Ayed, H Amri, M Bellassoued

Index: Lahmar, Nour; Aatar, Jamaa; Ayed, Taicir Ben; Amri, Hassen; Bellassoued, Moncef Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2006 , vol. 691, # 13 p. 3018 - 3026

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Abstract

Bis (trimethylsilyl)-tert-butylaldimines 3 react with aldehydes in the presence of zinc bromide at room temperature to give, after hydrolysis, the desired α-alkyl α, β-ethylenic aldehydes in good yield and with very high E stereoselectivity. The reaction was believed to proceed via the α-silyl β-siloxyimines 4.