| Literature DB >> 22145970 |
Takashi Murase1, Yuki Nishijima, Makoto Fujita.
Abstract
A cationic coordination cage dramatically accelerates the Knoevenagel condensation of aromatic aldehydes in water under neutral conditions. The addition of a nucleophile to the aldehyde to generate anionic intermediates seems to be facilitated by the cationic environment of the cavity. The products are ejected from the cage as a result of the host-guest size discrepancy. As a result, the condensation is promoted by a catalytic amount of the cage.Entities:
Year: 2011 PMID: 22145970 DOI: 10.1021/ja210068f
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Am Chem Soc ISSN: 0002-7863 Impact factor: 15.419