Ethylene and propylene carbonates are shown to be alternative polar aprotic solvents for cross-aldol reactions catalysed by the primary amino acids (S)-phenylalanine and (S)-tryptophan. In contrast to the corresponding proline-catalysed reactions, both enantiomers of these naturally occurring, primary amino acids are available at low cost. The optimal catalyst and solvent combination needs to be determined on a substrate by substrate basis.
                                    研究表明,
乙烯和
碳酸丙烯酯是初级
氨基酸 (S)-phenylalanine 和 (S)-tryptophan 催化的交醛反应的替代极性无
水溶剂。与相应的脯
氨酸催化反应不同的是,这些天然存在的初级
氨基酸的两种对映体都可以低成本获得。催化剂和溶剂的最佳组合需要根据不同的底物来确定。