Formation of acetaldehyde enolate from vinyl acetate and its reaction witharomatic and heterocyclic aldehydles: An efficient synthesis of enals and polyenals
Pk. Mahata et al., Formation of acetaldehyde enolate from vinyl acetate and its reaction witharomatic and heterocyclic aldehydles: An efficient synthesis of enals and polyenals, SYNLETT, (9), 2000, pp. 1345-1347
Two carbon homologation of aromatic and heterocyclic aldehydes is achieved
by reacting them with acetaldehyde enolate anion generated in situ by cleav
ing vinyl acetate in the presence of barium hydroxide.