Three-component reactions of nitroalkanes, acrylamides, and aldehydes by using a catalytic amount of KOH in DMSO gave β′-hydroxy-γ-nitro amides. Mechanistic studies suggested that the reactions proceeded by domino Michael/aldolreactions. The highly nucleophilic nature of transient amide enolates that were formed by Michael addition of nitronate anions to acrylamides in DMSO enabled the realization
A simple and practical thio-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturatedamides catalyzed by Nmm-based ionic liquids with a 1,2-propanediol group has been developed. All the α,β-unsaturatedamides without substituents at the carbon end could smoothly react with sulfur-nucleophiles in water. Meanwhile for thio-Michael addition of α,β-unsaturatedamides with substituents at the carbon end, the relevant product