NHC-catalyzed reactions of enals with water as a solvent

• Main Authors: Chi, Robin Yonggui, Leong, Wendy Wen Yi, Chen, Xingkuan
• Other Authors: School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/104205; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19447
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Water is demonstrated as a suitable solvent for NHC-catalyzed reactions of enals. The use of D2O as a solvent allows for the effective incorporation of deuterium isotopes into organic molecules.