Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007-11-23

The O-acylation of ketone enolates by allyl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylate mediated with boron trifluoride etherate: a convenient procedure for the synthesis of substituted allyl enol carbonates.

Barry M Trost, Jiayi Xu

Index: J. Org. Chem. 72(24) , 9372-5, (2007)

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Abstract

A convenient access to substituted allyl enol carbonates was established through the reaction of ketone enolates with the complex of allyl 1H-imidazole-1-carboxylates and boron trifluoride etherate.