Department of Chemistry, DePaul University, 1036 West Belden Ave., Chicago, IL 60614, United States
Abstract:
Montmorillonite K10 clay was found to catalyze the hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of 2,3-dimethyl-1,3-butadiene with o-anisaldehyde and other benzaldehyde derivatives; a transition state involving chelation of the clay’s metal ions with the dienophile’s heteroatoms is proposed.