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Letters in Organic Chemistry

Author(s): Junke Wang, Zhi-Jin Lu, Le-Yong Wang, Junfeng Bai and Yi Pan

DOI: 10.2174/157017808784049533

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The Henry Reaction Efficiently Catalyzed by a Cd-Proline Complex

Page: [286 - 289] Pages: 4

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Abstract

The Henry reaction has been efficiently catalyzed by a Cd-proline complex in water at ambient temperature to afford the β-nitroalcohols in good to excellent yields. Effective recovery and recycling (up to five runs) of the catalyst are documented.

Keywords: Aqueous medium, henry reaction, Cd-proline complex, lewis acid, mechanism