文摘
Lewis-acid-catalyzed cycloadditions of unesterified acrylic acids performed under solvent-free reaction conditions can be environmentally advantageous and afford increased product yields. However, there is also the potential for competing Lewis-acid-catalyzed polymerization reactions and the attendant fire/explosion risks associated with runaway polymerizations. BOB(OAc)4 (tetraacetyl diborate) and BOBPh4 (diphenylborinic anhydride), which are distinguished by an oxygen bonded to two boron atoms (B–O–B), catalyze high-yielding cycloadditions of unesterified acrylic acids under solvent-free reaction conditions without competing olefin polymerization.