An environment-friendly and efficient method for aldol condensation catalyzed by L-lysine in pure water

…, MG Wang, J Liang, ZC Shang

Index: Zhang, Yan; Wang, Man Gang; Liang, Jun; Shang, Zhi Cai Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 7, # 1 p. 27 - 31

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Abstract

This is a new example of a nonmetallic small-molecule catalyst for direct intermolecular aldol reactions. We found L-lysine is an effective catalyst for this condensation between unmodified acetone and a variety of aldehydes in the presence of pure water. This green catalyst system could be reused.