Beyond ketonization: selective conversion of carboxylic acids to olefins over balanced Lewis acid–base pairs

Journal Article
Chemical Communications, vol. 52, iss. 28, pp. 4975-4978, 2016
Authors
Rebecca A. L. Baylon, Junming Sun, Kevin J. Martin, Padmesh Venkitasubramanian, Yong Wang
Abstract

Balanced Lewis acid–base pairs can achieve cascade (cross) ketonization, (cross) aldolization, and self-deoxygenation reactions, converting carboxylic acids to C=3–C=6 olefins.

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