Author(s)

Jonathan Román Valdéz-Camacho¹, José Domingo Rivera-Ramírez², Jaime Escalante^1*

¹Centro de Investigación en Ciencias-IICBA, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México.
²Centro Universitario de Ciencias Exactas e Ingenierías, Departamento de Química, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalaja, México.

A simple, efficient and low-cost methodology for the synthesis of α-aryl-α,β-unsaturated esters using paraformaldehyde as a source of carbon was developed. Factors that control reaction yields such as temperature, concentration and reaction time were evaluated. A mechanism is proposed based on experimental structures of the intermediates.

Olefination, Paraformaldehyde, α-Aryl-α, β-Unsaturated Ester, α-Methylenation

Valdéz-Camacho, J. , Rivera-Ramírez, J. and Escalante, J. (2019) Studies and Mechanism of Olefination Reaction in Aryl-Enolates with Paraformaldehyde. International Journal of Organic Chemistry, 9, 10-22. doi: 10.4236/ijoc.2019.91002.