N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reaction of Chalcones and Enals via Homoenolate: An Efficient...

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2006 Cycloalkylphenyl derivatives Q 0760 N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reaction of Chalcones and Enals via Homoenolate: An Efficient Synthesis of 1,3,4-Trisubstituted Cyclopentenes. A very efficient synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted-1-aryl-cyclopentenes is accom- plished by reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and chalcones or chalcone analogues in the presence of a carbene catalyst, generated in situ. — (NAIR*, V.; VELLALATH, S.; POONOTH, M.; SURESH, E.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 (2006) 27, 8736-8737; Org. Chem. Div., Reg. Res. Lab., CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India; Eng.) — Klein 45- 087

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Cycloalkylphenyl derivativesQ 0760 N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reaction of Chalcones and Enals via

Homoenolate: An Efficient Synthesis of 1,3,4-Trisubstituted Cyclopentenes. — A very efficient synthesis of 3,4-trans-disubstituted-1-aryl-cyclopentenes is accom-plished by reaction of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and chalcones or chalcone analogues in the presence of a carbene catalyst, generated in situ. — (NAIR*, V.; VELLALATH, S.; POONOTH, M.; SURESH, E.; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 128 (2006) 27, 8736-8737; Org. Chem. Div., Reg. Res. Lab., CSIR, Trivandrum 695 019, Kerala, India; Eng.) — Klein

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