Table 2.
Catalyst | Catalyst amount (% of the stoichiometric) | Product yield (%) |
Sc(OTf)3 | 2 | 27 |
Sc(OTf)3 | 5 | 62 |
Sc(OTf)3 | 10 | 58 |
Sc(OTf)3 | 15 | 38 |
Yb(OTf)3 | 2 | 35 |
Yb(OTf)3 | 5 | 66 |
Yb(OTf)3 | 10 | 59 |
Yb(OTf)3 | 15 | 42 |
Al(O-iPr)3 | 10 | no product |
Al(O-iPr)3 | 20 | 15 |
HCl | 5 | no product (mixture resinification) |
p-TsOH | 2 | no product (mixture resinification) |