Abstract
An unprecedented high level of regioselectivities (up to 96%) in the intermolecular crossed acyloin condensations of various aromatic aldehydes with acetaldehyde was realized by an appropriate choice of N-heterocyclic carbene catalysts.(Figure Presented)
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 880-883 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| State | Published - 4 Mar 2011 |