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Direct Aldol Reactions Catalyzed by a Heterogeneous Guanidinium Salt/Proline System under Solvent-Free Conditions
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posted on 2011-06-17, 00:00 authored by Ángel Martínez-Castañeda, Belén Poladura, Humberto Rodríguez-Solla, Carmen Concellón, Vicente del AmoThe combined activity of (S)-proline and an achiral cocatalyst (a TBD-derived guanidinium salt) allow direct aldol reactions to be carried out with high diastereoselectivity and enantioselectivity under solvent-free conditions with a rather simple reaction setup where stirring is not required.