Controllable methylenation with ethylene glycol as the methylene source: bridging enaminones and synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidines
Yulei Zhao, Huimin Wang, Xin Kang, Ruihua Zhang, Nan Feng, Qi Su
Abstract
Controllable methylenation using renewable ethylene glycol as the methylene source has been developed for the introduction of one or two methylene building blocks.
Topics & Concepts
MethyleneEthylene glycolChemistryBridging (networking)Methylene blueEthyleneOrganic chemistryComputer scienceCatalysisComputer networkPhotocatalysisAsymmetric Hydrogenation and CatalysisCarbon dioxide utilization in catalysisChemical Synthesis and Reactions