Self-promoted aldol reaction between aldehydes having Lewis base moieties and trimethylsilyl enolates proceeded smoothly to afford the corresponding aldols in good to high yields. It is noted that various functionalized aldols can be directly obtained without protection of functional groups in the above reaction.
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