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Microwave-assisted ring-closing metathesis of diallylamines: a rapid synthesis of pyrrole and pyrroline derivatives

Q Yang, XY Li, H Wu, WJ Xiao

Index: Yang, Qian; Li, Xin-Yong; Wu, Hong; Xiao, Wen-Jing Tetrahedron Letters, 2006 , vol. 47, # 23 p. 3893 - 3896

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Abstract

The ring-closing metathesis (RCM) reactions of diallylamines occurred under controlled microwave irradiation. In addition to the high reaction rate, the key features of the reaction are that it can be carried out without deactivation of the substrates and without the use of Lewis acids.