@article{4044464ec2da492da59667183eab16a4,
title = "A novel approach to Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) lactones via the Lewis acid-promoted couplings of α,β-unsaturated lactone with aldehydes",
abstract = "The Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH)-type reaction of α,β unsaturated δ-lactone with various aldehydes has been achieved without the direct use of a Lewis base. The new MBH process can be conveniently carried out by the slow addition of the diethylaluminum iodide into the solution of lactone and aldehyde in dichloromethane at 0°C. Modest to good yields were obtained (50-65%) for eight examples.",
author = "Subramanian Karur and Justin Hardin and Allan Headley and Guigen Li",
note = "Funding Information: We gratefully acknowledge the National Institutes of Health, General Medical Sciences (GM-60261) and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (D-1361, D-1460) for the generous support of this work, the National Science Foundation (CHE-9808436) for partial funding of the 500 MHz NMR spectrometer. ",
year = "2003",
month = mar,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1016/S0040-4039(03)00380-0",
language = "English",
volume = "44",
pages = "2991--2994",
journal = "Tetrahedron Letters",
issn = "0040-4039",
number = "14",
}