Aldol Reactions

Preface

Contents

List of Abbreviations

1 Introduction

2 Aldol Reactions with Preformed Enolates

2.1 Lithium Enolates

2.2 Magnesium Enolates

2.3 Boron Enolates

2.4 Titanium Enolates

2.5 Tin Enolates

3 Catalytic Aldol Additions

3.1 Lewis Acid-Catalysed Aldol Reactions

3.1.1 Titanium Lewis Acids

3.1.2 Tin Lewis Acids

3.1.3 Boron Lewis Acids

3.1.4 Copper Lewis Acids

3.1.5 Silver, Palladium and Platinum Lewis Acids

3.1.6 Zirconium Lewis Acids

3.1.7 Miscellaneous Lewis Acids

3.2 Lewis Base-Catalysed Aldol Additions

3.3 Direct Aldol Addition

3.4 Gold- and Rhodium-Catalysed Aldol Additions

3.5 Antibody-Catalysed Aldol Addition

3.6 Enzyme-Catalysed Aldol Addition

3.7 Organocatalysed Aldol Addition

Index