General Characteristics Dihydropyridine (Diethyl 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxylate) synthesized from formaldehyde and ethyl acetoacetate is commonly called the Hantzsch ester. The ...
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Hayashi-Jørgensen Catalyst
General Characteristics The diarylprolinol silyl ether organocatalysts facilitate various asymmetric reactions of aldehydes by forming active enamine and/or iminium intermediates. These catalysts are ...
List-Barbas Aldol Reaction
General Characteristics The asymmetric aldol reactions can be catalyzed by simple amino acids such as proline. The proline-catalyzed intramolecular asymmetric aldol reactions of limited substrates ...
Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reaction
General Characteristics The Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction is a type of carbon-carbon bond forming reactions between aldehydes/imines and electron deficient alkenes promoted by nucleophilic ...