Simple access to alpha, beta unsaturated ketones by acid-catalyzed solvent-free reactions

Authors
Le Gall, E Texier-Boullet, F Hamelin, J
Citation
E. Le Gall et al., Simple access to alpha, beta unsaturated ketones by acid-catalyzed solvent-free reactions, SYN COMMUN, 29(20), 1999, pp. 3651-3657
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Organic Chemistry/Polymer Science
Journal title
SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00397911 → ACNP
Volume
29
Issue
20
Year of publication
1999
Pages
3651 - 3657
Database
ISI
SICI code
0039-7911(1999)29:20<3651:SATABU>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Various chalcones and dibenzylidene cycloalkanones were readily prepared in a few minutes with good yields by simply mixing aromatic aldehydes with su bstituted acetophenones or benzaldehyde with cycloalkanones in the presence of catalytic amounts of p-toluene sulfonic acid under focused microwave ir radiation.