Inducing high exo selectivity in Diels–Alder reaction by dimethylborane substituent: a DFT study

D Taherinia, A Fattahi - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this work, the role of Lewis acid–base (LAB) interaction on the stereoselectivity of the
Diels–Alder (DA) reaction has been studied by DFT in gas and solution (dichloromethane) …

Intermolecular exo-selective Diels–Alder reaction catalysed by dual-functional Brønsted acid: conformational restriction of transition states by hydrogen bonds as the …

T Nakanishi, M Terada - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
An exo-selective Diels–Alder (exo-DA) reaction in which the formed diastereomer is different
from that formed in the conventional endo-selective Diels–Alder (endo-DA) reaction was …

Selective Preparation of Monoricinolein by the Glycerolysis of Castor Oil Using Imidazole-Based Ionic Liquid as a Homogeneous catalyst

Y Kang, S Sun, P Wang - Catalysis Letters, 2023 - Springer
Monoricinolein (MRO) is a renewable and biodegradable surfactant derived from castor oil
(CO). In this work, a novel ionic liquid (IL)-catalyzed method for selective MRO preparation …