Does the DABCO-catalysed reaction of 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes with methyl acrylate follow a Baylis-Hillman pathway?

Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1133-1138

  Kaye, Perry T ^a   Musa, Musiliyu A ^a   Nocanda, Xolani W ^a   Robinson, Ross S ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRYLICS; ALDEHYDES; CATALYSIS; DERIVATIVES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; REACTION KINETICS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CHROMENE; COUMARIN; DIAZABICYCLO OCTANE; DIPOLAR BAYLIS HILLMAN TYPE ADDUCTS; HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDES; METHYL ACRYLATE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0141906294     PISSN: 14770520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b300360d     Document Type: Article

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