Cm. Moorhoff et Df. Schneider, SODIUM BENZOATE AS A MILD BASE CATALYST FOR THE TANDEM MICHAEL-ALDOL SELF-CONDENSATION OF GAMMA,DELTA-UNSATURATED BETA-KETOESTERS, Monatshefte fuer Chemie, 129(4), 1998, pp. 409-417
An efficient procedure has been developed for the tandem Michael-aldol
self-condensation of delta,gamma-unsaturated beta-ketoesters (1), usi
ng sodium benzoate as a mild base catalyst to furnish conjugated vinyl
cyclohexenonedicarboxylates (2) some of which show biologic al activit
y against ectoparasites in cattle.