Organometallics

Unusual Regioselectivity in the Aldehyde Addition Reactions of Allenyl/Propargyl Zirconium Complexes Derived from γ-(2-Pyridyl) propargyl Ethers: Synthesis of …

G Fan, X Xie, Y Liu, Y Li

Index: Zhang, Hao; Fu, Xiaoping; Chen, Jingjin; Wang, Erjuan; Liu, Yuanhong; Li, Yuxue Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2009 , vol. 74, # 24 p. 9351 - 9358

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Abstract

Zirconium-mediated reactions of γ-(2-pyridyl) propargyl ethers with aldehydes afford α- hydroxyallenes selectively via the formation of allenyl/propargyl zirconium species. The reaction outcome is quite different to that of the reactions using propargylic ethers without a