A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA,ALPHA'-BIS(SUBSTITUTED BENZYLIDENE)CYCLOALKANONES CATALYZED BY BIS(P-ETHOXPHENYL)TELLUROXIDE(BMPTO) UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION
M. Zheng et al., A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF ALPHA,ALPHA'-BIS(SUBSTITUTED BENZYLIDENE)CYCLOALKANONES CATALYZED BY BIS(P-ETHOXPHENYL)TELLUROXIDE(BMPTO) UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION, Synthetic communications, 27(2), 1997, pp. 351-354
The bis(4-methoxyphenyl)telluroxide(BMPTO) catalyzed reaction of cyclo
pentanone or cyclohexanone with aldehydes brought about the cross-aldo
l condensation to give the corresponding 2,5-bis(substituted benzylide
ne) cyclopentanones or 2,6-bis(substituted benzylidene)cyclohexanones
in high yield under microwave irradiation in mild conditions. The reac
tion needs only 5-10 min.