ChemInform Abstract: DABCO Catalyzed Cross-Rauhut-Currier/Transesterification Reactions of Activated Alkenes with Phenyl Acrylates: Scope and Mechanistic Insight

DABCO catalyzed the cross-Rauhut-Currier/transesterification reaction of alpha-cyano-alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones and aryl acrylates was discovered. The reaction rate law was determined by an integral method under pseudo-first-order reaction conditions, which assisted in proposing the mechanism of cross-Rauhut-Currier reaction promoted by Bronsted acid and establishing the rate-determining step.