Journal of the American Chemical Society

Rhenium-catalyzed coupling of propargyl alcohols and allyl silanes

MR Luzung, FD Toste

Index: Luzung, Michael R.; Toste, F. Dean Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2003 , vol. 125, # 51 p. 15760 - 15761

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Citation Number: 136

Abstract

A mild method for the regioselective coupling of propargyl alcohols and allylsilanes is described. The method employs an air-and moisture-tolerant rhenium-oxo complex ((dppm) ReOCl3) as a catalyst for the formation of sp3-carbon-sp3-carbon bonds without the need for prior activation of the propargyl alcohol as a halide or pseudohalide. The stability of the high oxidation state rhenium complex allows for simple reisolation and reuse of the catalyst. A ...