Functionalization of aldehydes via N-heterocyclic carbene and base organic catalysts

• Main Author: Yang, Ruojie
• Other Authors: Robin Yonggui Chi
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Chemistry::Organic chemistry::Organic synthesis
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/61843
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this thesis, direct and efficient functionalization of aldehydes with organocatalysts towards synthetic attractive molecules is presented. Chapter II describes the direct α-functionalization of simple aldehydes under oxidative NHC catalysis and the direct generation of ester enolates by using sim...