Abstract
A general catalytic conjugate addition with allyltrimethylsilane and chalcones is described. Allyltrimethylsilane undergoes the Sakurai–Michael reaction smoothly with high chemoselectivity in the presence of a catalytic amount of FeCl3/TMSCl under very mild and convenient conditions to afford the corresponding Michael adducts in high yields.
Acknowledgments
This study was partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Project 20572114) and Hangzhou Normal University.