Solvent Free Rapid Synthesis of 3-Alkoxycyclohex-2-en-1-one from 1,3-Cyclohexanedione Promoted by Indium(III) Chloride/Silica Gel

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doi:10.1071/CH04249

Solvent Free Rapid Synthesis of 3-Alkoxycyclohex-2-en-1-one from 1,3-Cyclohexanedione Promoted by Indium(iii) Chloride/Silica Gel

R. Murugan ^A, R. Kamakshi ^A, Boreddy S. R. Reddy ^A ^B

^A Industrial Chemistry Laboratory, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India.
^B Corresponding author. Email: induchem2000@yahoo.com





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Australian Journal of Chemistry 58(3) 228–230 http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/CH04249
Submitted: 15 October 2004 Accepted: 2 February 2005 Published online: 15 March 2005

Abstract

A convenient and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of 3-alkoxycyclohex-2-en-1-one 1 from cyclohexane-1,3-dione on the surface of silica gel impregnated with indium(iii) chloride under microwave irradiation without any solvent has been reported.