Chemistry Letters, Vol.34, No.5, 708-709, 2005
Conjugate addition of electron-rich aromatics to acrolein in the confined space of zeolite Y
Acrolein gas was spontaneously entrapped in supercages of NaY zeolite and the sorption was confirmed by solid C-13 MAS NMR spectra. In the confined cavities, acrolein smoothly underwent conjugate addition with electron-rich aromatics such as indoles and anisole.