Issue 14, 2013

Microwave-assisted organocatalytic cross-aldol condensation of aldehydes

Abstract

An environmentally benign organocatalytic cross-aldol condensation of aldehydes under microwave irradiation in the absence of solvent is described. Using pyrrolidine as a catalyst, an efficient and sustainable atom economic method was developed for the cross-aldol condensation of various aldehydes with excellent results. Among the products, jasmine aldehyde, α-hexyl cinnamaldehyde and cyclamen aldehyde, three compounds of great industrial demand, were synthesised.

Graphical abstract: Microwave-assisted organocatalytic cross-aldol condensation of aldehydes

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
09 Jan 2013
Accepted
29 Jan 2013
First published
30 Jan 2013

RSC Adv., 2013,3, 4496-4499

Microwave-assisted organocatalytic cross-aldol condensation of aldehydes

D. Limnios and C. G. Kokotos, RSC Adv., 2013, 3, 4496 DOI: 10.1039/C3RA00114H

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