A selective solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds utilizing microwave irradiation Article

Sharma, LK, Kim, KB, Elliott, GI. (2011). A selective solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds utilizing microwave irradiation . 13(6), 1546-1549. 10.1039/c1gc15164a

cited authors

  • Sharma, LK; Kim, KB; Elliott, GI

authors

abstract

  • An environmentally benign microwave-assisted solvent-free self-condensation of carbonyl compounds was developed using catalytic amounts of triethylamine and lithium perchlorate. Changing the amount of lithium perchlorate helps in controlling the ratio of the single-condensation and double-condensation products. The effect of other additives and microwave activation was also investigated. The optimized conditions were then applied to various cyclic/acyclic ketones and aldehydes, with selectivity observed in many cases. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

publication date

  • June 7, 2011

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start page

  • 1546

end page

  • 1549

volume

  • 13

issue

  • 6