Chemical Communications 2006-08-07

Phosphazene base-catalyzed condensation of trimethylsilylacetate with carbonyl compounds.

Koji Kobayashi, Masahiro Ueno, Yoshinori Kondo

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (29) , 3128-30, (2006)

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Abstract

The t-Bu-P4 base was found to be an excellent catalyst for the condensation of trimethylsilylacetate or trimethylacetonitrile with carbonyl compounds to form functionalized alkenes and beta-enaminoesters were also synthesized by the condensation with formanilides.