Tetrahedron Letters

One-pot conversion of alkyl aldehydes into substituted propanoic acids via Knoevenagel condensation with Meldrum's acid

H Mudhar, A Witty

Index: Mudhar, Harminder; Witty, Andrew Tetrahedron Letters, 2010 , vol. 51, # 38 p. 4972 - 4974

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Abstract

... Tetrahedron Letters. Volume 51, Issue 38, 22 September 2010, Pages 4972–4974. Cover image Cover image. One-pot conversion of alkyl aldehydes into substituted propanoic acids via Knoevenagel condensation with Meldrum's acid. ... 2010, Available online 15 July 2010. Abstract. Reaction of a range of alkyl aldehydes and Meldrum's acid in triethylammonium formate (TEAF) at 100 °C generates substituted propanoic acids in a single step. Graphical abstract. ...