Trimethylchlorosilane and silicon tetrachloride in two novel methodologies for the efficient and mild aldol addition of β-keto esters and malonates to aldehydes

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 352, Issue 18, 2010, Pages 3348-3354

  Massa, Antonio ^a   Roscigno, Ada ^a   De Caprariis, Paolo ^a   Filosa, Rosanna ^a   Di Mola, Antonia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALERNO   (Italy)

Author keywords

keto esters; aldol addition; malonates; silicon tetrachloride; trimethylchlorosilane

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650397752     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 16154169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201000573     Document Type: Article

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