Rhodium??catalyzed intermolecular [4+ 2] cycloaddition of unactivated substrates

M Murakami, M Ubukata, K Itami…

Index: Murakami, Masahiro; Ubukata, Minoru; Itami, Kenichiro; Ito, Yoshihiko Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 1998 , vol. 37, # 16 p. 2248 - 2250

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Abstract

Abstract No electron-withdrawing or electron-releasing substituents are necessary for the substrates in the rhodium-catalyzed [4+ 2] cycloaddition reaction between a vinylallene and an ordinary alkyne under mild conditions [Eq.(1)]. The use of the strongly electron-accepting P [OCH (CF 3) 2] 3 ligand affords the optimal rhodium catalyst. cod= 1, 5-cyclooctadiene.