81758-24-9Relevant articles and documents
LANTHANIDES AS LEWIS-ACID CATALYSTS IN ALDOL ADDITION, CYANOHYDRIN-FORMING AND OXIRANE RING OPENING REACTIONS
Vougioukas, Angelos E.,Kagan, Henri B.
, p. 5513 - 5516 (1987)
Lanthanide trichlorides (Ln = La,Ce,Sm) and Eu(fod)3 catalyze the aldol addition of silyl enol ethers to aldehydes, the addition of trimethylsilyl cyanide to aldehydes and ketones as well as the synthesis of β-cyanosilyl ethers.