Chemistry Letters, Vol.31, No.2, 182-183, 2002
A catalytic aldol reaction between ketene silyl acetals and aldehydes promoted by lithium amide under non-acidic conditions
A catalytic aldol reaction between trimethylsilyl enol ethers and aldehydes by using lithium diphenylamide, a Lewis base catalyst, in DMF or pyridine solvent proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding aldols under mild conditions.