S. Kobayashi, I. Hachiya, Mitsuharu Araki
Jun 4, 1993
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Tetrahedron Letters
Abstract
Scandium trifluoromethanesulfonate (Sc(OTf)3) is found to be quite effective as a Lewis acid catalyst in the Diels-Alder reaction. The novel catalyst is available in both aqueous and organic media, is easily recovered from aqueous layer after the reaction is completed, and can be reused.