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LETTER	Synlett 2006: 3334-3336 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-951531
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Organocatalysis of the Morita-Baylis-Hillman Alkylation Using Trialkylphosphines
*Marie E. Krafft, Kimberly A. Seibert**
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4390, USA Fax: +1(850)6447409; e-Mail: mek@chem.fsu.edu;
Received 27 June 2006

Using a catalytic amount of trialkylphosphines, alkyl halides undergo efficient intramolecular Morita-Baylis-Hillman cyclization.

alkylation - cyclization - cycloalkenone - organocatalysis - ring closure



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