Chemical Communications 2007-12-14

Nornicotine-organocatalyzed aqueous reduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes.

Andrew P Brogan, Tobin J Dickerson, Kim D Janda

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (46) , 4952-4, (2007)

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Abstract

Nornicotine, a native component of tobacco and minor nicotine metabolite, was found to catalyze the chemoselective reduction of alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes under homogeneous aqueous conditions.