Cyclization of acetylenic amides using a cationic rhodium (I) complex

…, LD Field, HL Li, BA Messerle, A Shasha

Index: Burling, Suzanne; Field, Leslie D.; Li, Hsiu L.; Messerle, Barbara A.; Shasha, Adelle Australian Journal of Chemistry, 2004 , vol. 57, # 7 p. 677 - 680

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Abstract

Abstract The cationic Rh (I) dicarbonyl complex [{Rh (bim)(CO) 2}+ BPh 4–] 1, containing a bidentate bisimidazolylmethane ligand [bim refers to bis (N-methylimidazol-2-yl) methane] acts as a catalyst for the cyclization of alkynyl amides to produce lactams and N-acyl heterocyclic compounds.