Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.11, 1492-1493, 2005
Studies on novel synthetic methodologies, part 62. Fe3+-K-10 montmorillonite clay catalyzed friedel-crafts reaction of unactivated Baylis-Hillman adducts: An efficient stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes containing a benzyl substituent
The stereoselective synthesis of trisubstituted alkenes containing a benzyl substituent has been achieved by employing Friedel-Craft reaction of aromatic compounds with unactivated Baylis-Hillman adducts in the presence of Fe3+-K-10 montmorillonite clay as a heterogeneous catalyst. The catalyst can be recovered and reused.