Study on the Reactivity of Aldehydes in Electrolyzed Ionic Liquids: Benzoin Condensation–Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) vs. Room Temperature Ionic Liquids ( …

I Chiarotto, M Feroci, M Orsini…

Index: Chiarotto; Feroci; Orsini; Feeney; Inesi Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 2010 , vol. 352, # 18 p. 3287 - 3292

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Abstract The benzoin condensation of aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes, catalyzed by electrochemically generated N-heterocyclic carbenes, has been set up in the absence of organic solvents and bases. α-Hydroxy ketones have been isolated in good to elevated yields, in short reaction times. Aldol products and carbene-aldehyde adducts have been obtained in elevated yields from linear and short branched aldehydes, respectively. A ...