Kinetics and Mechanism of the Kabachnik-Fields Reaction:. III. Effect of the Nature of the Carbonyl Compound on the Kinetics and Mechanism of the Kabachnik-Fields Reaction. a Unified Reaction Mechanism

Abstract

The Kabachnik-Fields reaction in the series of substituted benzaldehydes can occur, depending on the nature of the carbonyl compound, via imine or hydroxyphosphonate formation. A unified reaction mechanism is proposed, involving both possible routes.