Tetrahedron letters

Water-promoted organic reactions. Michael addition of nitroalkanes to methylvinylketone under neutral conditions

A Lubineau, J Augé

Index: Lubineau, Andre; Auge, Jacques Tetrahedron Letters, 1992 , vol. 33, # 52 p. 8073 - 8074

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Download full text in PDF Opens in a new window. Article suggestions will be shown in a dialog on return to ScienceDirect. ... Please enable JavaScript to use all the features on this page. ... Nitromethane and nitroethane when diluted in water, under neutral conditions, react easily, without any catalyst, with Michael acceptors, such as methylvinylketone. The rate of the reaction is enhanced in sugar aqueous solutions. ... Water as solvent promotes the uncatalyzed Michael ...