Pasha et al., "Switching the reactivity of dihydrothiopyran-4-one with aldehydes by aqueous organocatalysis: Baylis-Hillman, aldol, or aldol condensation reactions," Organic Letters, vol.
Among their topics are the inertia of conventional functional groups, the aldol condensation, macrocycles from reluctant ring closure to reluctant ring opening, transformations mediated by transition metals versus conventional reactions, oxidations and carbon-carbon bond building, and the failure of epoxide ring opening and the limits of cascade reactions.
Sodium pyruvate in the presence of p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde (P-DMAB) solution and potassium hydroxide forms a bright yellowish solution due to the typical aldol condensation reaction given in Scheme 1.
Comparison of GC-MS Response Factors With Both Experimental and Calculated GC-FID Response Factors for Dimers and Trimers Formed During the Aldol Condensation of Acetone.
On the contrary, CD has been reported to be applicable in many other processes such as hydrogenation, alkylation, oligomerization of olefins, aldol condensation, esterification, hydration of olefins, dehydration of alcohols, amination and desulfurization.