[dukealadinstardust]

Next week i am hoping to do an asymmetric Henry reaction using a Co(salen) catalyst. the literature says that the reaction requires DIPEA/ DBU. However, the chemical stores is shut. I have been trying to look for an alternative in literature to no avail. i really want to get the reaction done next week and was wondering if any of you could suggest an alternative or link me to a paper.
Thanks
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ol062282z
original paper

[Dan]

It will probably work with triethylamine, but the selectivity may change. Do you have dicyclohexylmethylamine?

Have you checked the screening tables in the Yamada papers for clues?

You will probably just have to screen conditions with what you've got in the lab. There's no guarantee that DIPEA is the best base for your molecule.