Ruthenium (II)-catalysed cycloisomerisation of 1, 6-dienes by focused microwave dielectric heating: improved rates and selectivities leading to exo- …

…, GP McGlacken, F Weissberger

Index: Fairlamb, Ian J. S.; McGlacken, Gerard P.; Weissberger, Felix Chemical Communications, 2006 , # 9 p. 988 - 990

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Abstract

We herein report the effect of microwave dielectric heating in the Ru-catalysed cycloisomerisation of 1, 6-dienes. Substantially improved reaction rates are attained for a series of 1, 6-diene substrates, with equivalent or higher isomeric purity than conventional thermal heating.