Palladium catalysed cyclisation-carbonylation of enynes to give cyclic gamma,delta-unsaturated acids

Varinder K Aggarwal; Mike Butters; Paul W Davies

doi:10.1039/b300719g

Palladium catalysed cyclisation-carbonylation of enynes to give cyclic gamma,delta-unsaturated acids

Chem Commun (Camb). 2003 May 7:(9):1046-7. doi: 10.1039/b300719g.

Authors

Varinder K Aggarwal¹, Mike Butters, Paul W Davies

Affiliation

¹ School of Chemistry, Bristol University, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS. v.aggarwal@bristol.ac.uk

PMID: 12772895
DOI: 10.1039/b300719g

Abstract

In the presence of acetic acid, trifurylphosphine and CO (2 atm), palladium catalyses the conversion of a range of enynes to cyclic delta,gamma-unsaturated carboxylic acids in good yield.