Chemical Communications 2005-07-28

CuI-catalyzed intramolecular O-vinylation of carbonyl compounds.

Yewen Fang, Chaozhong Li

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (28) , 3574-6, (2005)

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Abstract

The first copper-catalyzed intramolecular O-vinylation of carbonyl compounds with vinyl bromides was reported, among which the efficient formation of 5-, 6- and even 7-membered cyclic alkenyl ethers was achieved with beta-ketoesters as nucleophiles.