In the presence of a mesoporous aluminosilicate Al-MCM-41, aldolreaction of various silyl enol ethers with both aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes proceeded under mild reaction conditions to afford the corresponding O-silylated aldol adducts in high yields. The solid acid catalyst was easily recovered and reusable three times.
A cationic iridium complex [Ir(cod)2]SbF6 was found to be a new and efficient Lewis acid catalyst for Mukaiyama aldol and Mannich reactions. Aldehydes react smoothly with silyl enol ethers to give β-siloxy ketones in the presence of 0.5 mol % of [Ir(cod)2]SbF6. The reaction of N-alkyl arylaldimines with ketene silyl acetals in the presence of 5 mol % [Ir(cod)2]SbF6/P(OPh)3 gave β-amino esters. After
Mischmetall, an alloy of the light lanthanides, has been used in a variety of organicreactions, either as a coreductant in samarium(II)-mediated reactions (Barbier and Grignard-type reactions, pinacoliccouplingreactions) or as the promoter of Reformatsky-type reactions. It has been also employed as the starting material for easy syntheses of lanthanide trihalides, the reactivity of which has been
A mesoporous aluminosilicate (Al-MCM-41) was found to be an effective heterogeneous catalyst for the reaction of both aldehydes and acetals with silylenolethers or ketene silylacetals to give the corresponding aldol adducts in moderate to high yields. The remarkable high catalytic activity of Al-MCM-41 over amorphous silica-alumina and aluminum-free mesoporous silicate was observed in the reaction