The Morita-Baylis-Hilman reaction - wiki

The Baylis–Hillman reaction is a carbon-carbon bond forming reaction between the α-position of an activated alkene and an aldehyde, or generally a carbon electrophile. Employing a nucleophilic catalyst, such as tertiary amine and phosphine, this reaction provides a densely functionalized product (e.g. functionalized allyl alcohol in the case of aldehyde as the electrophile). This reaction is also known as the Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction or MBH reaction. It is named for the Japanese chemist Ken-ichi Morita, the British chemist Anthony B. Baylis and the German chemist Melville E. D. Hillman.

Links:

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Further reading:

The Catalyzed α‐Hydroxyalkylation and α‐Aminoalkylation of Activated Olefins (The Morita—Baylis—Hillman Reaction)

E Ciganek - Organic Reactions, 1997

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In a patent application published in 1972, Baylis and Hillman reported the reaction of acetaldehyde with ethyl acrylate and acrylonitrile in the presence of catalytic amounts of 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane to give the α-hydroxyethylated products in good yields. No structure proof was given. 

The enantioselective Morita–Baylis–Hillman reaction and its aza counterpart

G Masson, C Housseman, J Zhu - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2007

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Asymmetric Morita− Baylis− Hillman Reactions Catalyzed by Chiral Brønsted Acids

NT McDougal, SE Schaus - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003

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