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. 2011 Jan 7;47(1):573-5.
doi: 10.1039/c0cc02416c. Epub 2010 Nov 1.

Direct and efficient N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed hydroxymethylation of aldehydes

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Direct and efficient N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed hydroxymethylation of aldehydes

Nadine Kuhl et al. Chem Commun (Camb). .

Abstract

The N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed coupling of several aldehydes with paraformaldehyde is reported, directly providing the corresponding valuable hydroxymethyl ketones. Results of first mechanistic experiments for this remarkably selective transformation are also provided.

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