%0 Journal Article
%T Aqueous Ti(IV)-Catalyzed Diels-Alder Reaction
%A Kyle E. Litz
%J Molecules
%D 2007
%I MDPI AG
%R 10.3390/12081674
%X The aqueous Diels-Alder reaction of 1,3-cyclohexadiene with 1,4-benzoquinone was compared and contrasted to the same reaction catalyzed with Flextyl P£¿, a novel Ti(IV) performance catalyst. The catalyst improved conversion by 22% versus the uncatalyzed reaction and represents a rare example of a Ti(IV) catalyzed Diels-Alder reaction in water.
%K Diels-Alder reaction
%K aqueous
%K cyclohexadiene
%K benzoquinone
%K Lewis acid catalysis
%K green chemistry
%K water-soluble Lewis acid catalyst.
%U http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/12/8/1674