Control of self-aldol condensation by pressure manipulation under compressed CO2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Oct 7:(19):2502-3. doi: 10.1039/b307647b.

Abstract

Under supercritical CO2 conditions, simple adjustment of the pressure was found to successfully control the ratio of aldol to enal product in the self-aldol condensation of aldehyde, in which the enal product was obtained in a maximum selectivity of 94% at the critical pressure of 12MPa, whereas 85% selectivity to the aldol product was achieved at the subcritical region.