Promotion of one-pot Robinson annelation achieved by gradual pressure and temperature manipulation under supercritical conditions

The one-pot Robinson annelation from 2-methyl-cyclohexane-1,3-dione with 3-buten-2-one can be achieved in high yield (95%) and high selectivity (95%) by pressure and temperature manipulation using supercritical carbon dioxide in the presence of MgO catalyst, whose method could be applied for various ketones to synthesize fused polycyclic compounds.