a Department of Chemistry, The University of Tennessee, 611 Buehler Hall, Knoxville, TN 37996-1600, USA b Department of Radiology, The University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920-6999, USA
Abstract:
Reactions of potassium acetate and the sodium salt of p-toluenesulfinic acid with acetates of Baylis-Hillman adducts produce substituted allyl acetates and allyl sulfones respectively. Ionic liquids are utilized in place of conventional solvents.