Cycloisomerization of Functionalized 1,5- and 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by Cationic Palladium Phenanthroline Complexes
Philip Kisanga, Laurel A. Goj and Ross A. Widenhoefer*
*P. M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Durham,
North Carolina, USA, Email: ross.widenhoefer
duke.edu
P. Kisanga, L. A. Goj, R. A. Widenhoefer, J. Org. Chem., 2001, 66, 635-637.
DOI: 10.1021/jo001596b
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Abstract
Cationic palladium phenanthroline complexes catalyze the cycloisomerization of functionalized 1,5- and 1,6-dienes to form cyclopentenes which possess a trisubstituted olefin in good yield and with good selectivity.
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proposed mechanism
R. A. Widenhoefer, N. S. Perch, Org. Lett., 1999, 1, 1103-1105.
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ID: J42-Y2001
