Alkynedicobalt mediated vinylogous Nazarov reactions

Somaiah Almubayedh; James R Green

doi:10.1039/d1ob02256c

Alkynedicobalt mediated vinylogous Nazarov reactions

Org Biomol Chem. 2022 Feb 2;20(5):1004-1007. doi: 10.1039/d1ob02256c.

Authors

Somaiah Almubayedh¹, James R Green¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, N9B 3P4, Canada. jgreen@uwindsor.ca.

PMID: 34951440
DOI: 10.1039/d1ob02256c

Abstract

The SnCl₄ mediated reactions of cross conjugated aryl enynone-Co₂(CO)₆ and dienynone-Co₂(CO)₆ complexes afford benzocycloheptynone complexes or cycloheptenynone complexes in a thermal vinylogous Nazarov process. The rate of ring closure is strongly dependent on the ketone α-substituent.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't