A simple and efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 2.2'-arylmethylene dicyclohexane-1,3- dione derivatives via the Knoevenagel-Michael cascade reactions of aromatic aldehydes and 1,3-cyclic diketones ca...A simple and efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 2.2'-arylmethylene dicyclohexane-1,3- dione derivatives via the Knoevenagel-Michael cascade reactions of aromatic aldehydes and 1,3-cyclic diketones catalyzed by "Amano" lipase DF, which expands the application field of enzyme catalytic promiscuity. This protocol provides several advantages over the traditional chemical synthesis, such as simple work-up procedure, high yields Cup to 94%) and environmental friendliness.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Outstanding Young Scholar Grant of Zhejiang University (No. R4110092)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21176215/21176102)the Program for Zhejiang leading team of S&T Innovation (No. 2011R50007)
文摘A simple and efficient method was developed for the synthesis of 2.2'-arylmethylene dicyclohexane-1,3- dione derivatives via the Knoevenagel-Michael cascade reactions of aromatic aldehydes and 1,3-cyclic diketones catalyzed by "Amano" lipase DF, which expands the application field of enzyme catalytic promiscuity. This protocol provides several advantages over the traditional chemical synthesis, such as simple work-up procedure, high yields Cup to 94%) and environmental friendliness.