Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Baylis-Hillman reaction under solvent-free conditions-Remarkable rate acceleration and yield enhancement

M Saikia, JC Sarma

Index: Saikia, Monmi; Sarma, Jadab C. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 2010 , vol. 88, # 12 p. 1271 - 1276

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Abstract

A simple and efficient method has been developed for remarkable rate acceleration and yield enhancement of the Baylis-Hillman reaction under solvent-free “neat conditions” and solvent-less isolation of products. Reaction of equimolar quantities of aldehyde and olefin in the presence of 20 mol% of DABCO under neat conditions affords the highest yield in most cases within the shortest reaction time, giving support to the mechanisms of proton ...