ammonium monovanadate (nh4vo3) has been devoted as an efficient, commercially available, eco-friendly and reusable catalyst for the synthesis of bis(indolyl)methanes (bims), oxindole derivatives and also michael adducts of indoles at 50 °c under solvent-free conditions. the reusability of this solid acid catalyst in addition with its selectivity has also been examined.

the studies performed about electrochemical oxidation 2-amino-4-methylphenol indicate that ortho-quinone yielded through oxidation of this chemical compound was unstable and it could be used as michael acceptor under solvent influences, carrier electrolyte, additives and could be transformed into the various compounds in the form of 1-4 addition michael reaction. based on this, in the paper fir...

An efficient cyclization of 2’-hydroxychalcone to flavanone using calcium chloride as a catalyst was developed. The scope of the reaction was studied with substituted 2’-hydroxychalcone and these chalcones was converted into corresponding flavanone in good yield. The merits of this method are inexpensive and easily available catalyst, easy workup procedure, avoid use of toxic solvent. 

Highly enantioselective organocatalytic Michael addition of ketones to vinyl sulfone catalyzed by a cinchona alkaloid-derived primary amine is reported for the first time; the described synthetic methodology was applied to the synthesis of sodium cyclamate.

The absolute configuration of small crystallizable molecules can be determined with anomalous X-ray diffraction as shown by Bijvoet in 1951. For the majority of compounds that can neither be crystallized nor easily be converted into crystallizable derivatives, stereocontrolled organic synthesis is still required to establish their absolute configuration. In this contribution, a new fundamental ...

A Simple and efficient method for Michael addition of pyrrole and indole to α,β- un saturated compounds has been developed in the presence of oxalic acid under refluxing reaction condition was achieved.

The Michael-type addition reaction is widely used in organic synthesis for carbon-carbon bond formation. However, biocatalytic methodologies for this type of reaction are scarce, which is related to the fact that enzymes naturally catalysing carbon-carbon bond-forming Michael-type additions are rare. A promising template to develop new biocatalysts for carbon-carbon bond formation is the enzyme...

A convenient synthesis of benzyl-gamma-butyrolactone derivatives via intramolecular Michael addition reaction of nitro-substituted aryl allyl beta-ketocarboxylates is reported. The method features simple operation, mild reaction conditions and high efficiency.