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Zinc mediated reductive dimerization and cyclization of α, β-unsaturated ketones in the presence of a catalytic amount of mercury (II) chloride

KK Kapoor, S Kumar, BA Ganai

Index: Kapoor, Kamal. K.; Kumar, Satish; Ganai, Bilal A. Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 , vol. 46, # 37 p. 6253 - 6255

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Abstract

The zinc mediated reductive dimerization and cyclization of α, β-unsaturated ketones gives functionalized cyclopentanols in good yield in the presence of a catalytic amount of mercury (II) chloride in N, N-dimethylformamide as solvent at room temperature. The reaction is regio- and stereo-selective producing 3, 4-trans-diarylcyclopentanols selectively.