Chemistry Letters · 2006 · 156 citations · 39 references
EngineeringOrganic ChemistryChemistryChemical EngineeringEster SynthesisOrganometallic CatalysisHomogeneous CatalysisEthyl AcetateTishchenko ReactionCross-coupling ReactionIndustrial CatalysisCatalysisAsymmetric CatalysisEnantioselective SynthesisCatalytic SynthesisBiomolecular EngineeringPractical ToolAlkene MetathesisRcho → Rcooch2rSynthetic Chemistry
Abstract This article reviews the Tishchenko reaction: 2 RCHO → RCOOCH2R (R = hydrogen, alkyl, and aryl), describing the reaction mechanisms, homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts developed for the reaction, a number of specific examples, and the utility of the reaction in the industrially large-scale production of ethyl acetate from acetaldehyde.
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Self-Condensation of n-Butyraldehyde over Solid Base Catalysts
Hideto Tsuji, Fuyuki Yagi, Hideshi Hattori et al. · Journal of Catalysis · 1994 · 207 citations