Title:Recent Advancement and Novel Application of Organocatalyzed Aldol
Condensation Reactions: A Comprehensive Review
Volume: 19
Issue: 6
Author(s): Ajay Kumar Verma*, Braj Nandan Kishor and Om Prakash
Affiliation:
- Goel Institute of Pharmacy and Sciences, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Keywords:
Aldol condensation, alkoxide, organic synthesis, anti-microbial, proline, prolinamide.
Abstract:
Background: Aldol reactions play an important role in the development of organic synthesis-
owing to their critical importance for the conjugation of carbon-carbon bonds while concurrently,
one or two chiral centers are reported. In the modern scenario, the Aldol condensation reaction
has arisen as perhaps the most significant reaction for the formation of novel medicinal agents,
revealing promising pharmacological activities.
Objective: The purpose of this study is to present newer synthetic approaches through Aldol condensation
reaction for the synthesis of diverse scaffolds to explore the numerous remarkable biological
activities.
Methods: Aldol condensation concerns the nucleophilic addition reaction of a ketone enolate to an
aldehyde to form aldol or β- hydroxy ketone. Occasionally, the aldol addition product losing water
molecule yields an α, β-unsaturated ketone.
Results: Results showed that peptides of amino acids are utilized as chiral catalysts. As of now, the
arrangement of catalysts is intensely one-sided towards proline.
Conclusion: The present study thus provides useful insight concerning the promising coherent way
for the synthesis of prolinamide analogue of proline, through a direct asymmetric aldol condensation
reaction. Thus, the current study summarizes various Aldol condensation reactions for the synthesis
of novel agents as well as their promising pharmacological importance.