Elijah Dunlap

An attempted oxa-michael addition of 4-fluorophenol to cinnamaldehyde using scandium triflate as catalyst has resulted in nucleophilic aromatic addition of the hydroxy-activated phenol to the cinnamaldehyde aromatic ring instead of the expected michael position…

Electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions are pivotal in organic chemistry, relying on low-energy cations to temporarily disrupt aromatic systems. However, generating carbocations often poses significant challenges, such as rearrangements and β-elimination byproducts…