Hydration of terminal alkynes catalyzed by water-soluble cobalt porphyrin complexes

T Tachinami, T Nishimura, R Ushimaru…

Index: Tachinami, Tadashi; Nishimura, Takuho; Ushimaru, Richiro; Noyori, Ryoji; Naka, Hiroshi Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013 , vol. 135, # 1 p. 50 - 53

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Abstract

Water-soluble cobalt (III) porphyrin complexes were found to promote the hydration of terminal alkynes to give methyl ketones. The alkyne hydration proceeded in good to excellent yield with 0.1 to 2 mol% cobalt catalyst 1 and was compatible with the presence ...