Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.12, 1212-1213, 2002
Montmorillonite K10 clay catalyzed mild, clean, solvent free one-pot protection-isomerisation of the Baylis-Hillman adducts with alcohols
The montmorillonite K10 clay catalyzed mild, clean, and solvent free one-pot reactions of the Baylis-Hillman adducts with a number of alcohols undergo secondary alcohol protection followed by a facile 1,3-sigmatropic shift isomerised products in excellent yield. The isomerised products with propargyl alcohol are highly functionalized and useful for lignan natural product synthesis.