Indium trichloride catalysed Mukaiyama aldol reaction in water

Teck Peng Loh, Jian Pei, Guo Qiang Cao

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Abstract

In the presence of a catalytic amount of indium(III) chloride (InCl3) (20 mol%), aldehydes react smoothly with ketone trimethylsilyl enol ethers in water to afford the corresponding aldol adducts in good yields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1819-1820
Number of pages2
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 1996
Externally publishedYes

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