Organic letters

Iron-catalyzed three-component reaction: multiple C–C bond cleavages and reorganizations

P Wang, S Liao, JB Zhu, Y Tang

Index: Wang, Peng; Liao, Saihu; Zhu, Jian-Bo; Tang, Yong Organic Letters, 2013 , vol. 15, # 14 p. 3606 - 3609

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Abstract

An unexpected three-component iron-catalyzed reaction, comprising C–C bond cleavages in two components together with three times the cyclopropane formation and ring opening, is developed. The current reaction provides an unprecedented and efficient approach for the synthesis of cyclopentadienes in high yields.