Abstract
Non-enolisable aldehydes (I) and active methylene compounds (II) react in the presence of tellurium(IV) tetrachloride (catalytic) to give the corresponding α, β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds (III) in excellent yields and high purity.
Synthetic Communications
An International Journal for Rapid Communication of Synthetic Organic Chemistry
Volume 26, 1996 - Issue 4
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