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Arginine Catalyzed Direct Aldol Reactions in Pure Water: An Environmentally Friendly Reaction System
Author(s) -
PENG YiYuan,
WANG Qi,
HE JiaQi,
CHENG JinPei
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.200890264
Subject(s) - chemistry , aldol reaction , environmentally friendly , catalysis , arginine , organic chemistry , organocatalysis , combinatorial chemistry , enantioselective synthesis , amino acid , biochemistry , ecology , biology
The first investigation of arginine catalyzed direct aldol reactions demonstrated that arginine could serve as an efficient small organo‐catalyst for the reactions of the electron deficient benzaldehydes with ketones in pure water and could be reused ten times without substantial loss of its activity.