The epoxidation of α,β-unsaturated compounds using tetrabutylammonium fluoride is described. This method has been demonstrated to be directly applicable to base-sensitive substrates such as cinnamaldehyde and α-phenylcinnamonitrile.
四丁基氟化铵用于α,β-不饱和化合物的环氧化反应,此方法已被证明可直接应用于对碱敏感的底物,如
肉桂醛和
α-苯基肉桂腈。