Heterogeneous Baylis-Hillman using a polystyrene-bound 4-(N-benzyl-N-methylamino)pyridine as reusable catalyst

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 Nov 21:(22):2806-7. doi: 10.1039/b309117a.

Abstract

An insoluble Merrifield type resin having 4-aminopyridine units is a suitable and reusable heterogeneous catalyst for the Baylis-Hillman coupling of aromatic aldehydes and alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones.