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Tris (pentafluorophenyl) silyl enol ethers: synthesis and aldol reactions

…, PA Belyakov, AA Korlyukov, VA Tartakovsky

Index: Dilman, Alexander D.; Belyakov, Pavel A.; Korlyukov, Alexander A.; Tartakovsky, Vladimir A. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004 , vol. 45, # 19 p. 3741 - 3744

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Abstract

Silyl enol ethers bearing three pentafluorophenyl groups at the silicon atom are described. These compounds undergo uncatalyzed aldol reactions with aliphatic, α, β-unsaturated, and aromatic aldehydes. The observed reactivity is analyzed in terms of the Lewis acidity of the silyl fragment.