Novel titanium(IV) chloride catalyzed olefination of aldehydes: A simple and convenient synthesis of trans-cinnamic acids
Novel titanium(IV) chloride catalyzed olefination of aldehydes: A simple and convenient synthesis of trans-cinnamic acids
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2002-01-01
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Basavaiah, Deevi
Jaganmohan Rao, Anumolu
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A variety of aromatic aldehydes were stereoselectively transformed into (E)-cinnamic acids via the reaction with ethyl bromoacetate and triphenylphosphine in the presence of catalytic amount of titanium tetrachloride, followed by hydrolysis and crystallization.
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Synthetic Communications. v.32(2)