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Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 37, 2007 - Issue 24
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Original Articles

L‐Proline‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Direct Aldol Reaction of Heteroaromatic Aldehydes and Acetone: Improvement of Catalytic Efficiency in Ionic Liquid bmim [BF4]

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Pages 4301-4307 | Received 09 May 2007, Published online: 14 Dec 2007
 

Abstract

l‐proline in bmim [BF4] ionic liquid has been successfully used as an efficient and reusable catalyst for the direct asymmetric aldol reaction of acetone with different heteroaromatic aldehydes to afford higher selectivity of the aldol products with good enantioselectivity.

Acknowledgment

We thank the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) for financial support under the Task Force Project CMM‐0005. L. C. P., T. R., and C. V. R. thank the CSIR, India, for research fellowships.

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