Abstract
The Baylis-Hillman reaction of aldehydes with alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones can be drastically affected by the reaction temperature and Lewis bases. When the reaction was carried out at -78 degrees C using catalytic amounts of quaternary ammonium salts (R4N+X-, X = Cl, Br, I) as Lewis bases, in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride, the chlorinated aldol adduct 1 was obtained as the major product. Quaternary ammonium bromides and iodides (R4N+X-, X = Br, I) have higher catalytic activity than corresponding chlorides (R4N+Cl-). Quaternary ammonium fluorides (R4N+F-) do not have activity at all. The amounts of Lewis acid and quaternary ammonium salts used affect the reaction rate and product. A plausible reaction mechanism is proposed. If the reaction was carried out at room temperature (about 20 degrees C) in the presence of titanium(IV) chloride and quaternary ammonium salts (R4N+X-, X = Cl, Br, I), the elimination product 3, derived from 1, was formed as the major product.
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