In the thesis, I focused on Michael additions in solution or under solvent-free conditions. I mostly carried out additions of activated methylene compounds (Michael donors) onto α,β-unsaturated ketone and nitroalkenes (Michael acceptors) in the presence of the LiClO4/Et3N catalyst at room temperature under solvent-free conditions. I also synthesized a rhodanine derivative in water under catalyst-free conditions. All reactions were first carried out on a smaller scale and later - if successful on the smaller scale - also on a larger scale. I isolated the small-scale products with extraction and distillation, while purification of products on a larger scale was performed by crystallization. Reactions on a smaller scale gave products in excellent yields, while large-scale reaction yields varied from poor to average. I analyzed my products using 1H NMR spectra recorded in CDCl3 at 300 MHz.
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