- Rhodium-catalyzed chemo- and regioselective cross-dimerization of two terminal alkynes.
Rhodium-catalyzed chemo- and regioselective cross-dimerization of two terminal alkynes.
Organic letters (2013-01-30)
Hua-Dong Xu, Ren-Wei Zhang, Xiaoxun Li, Suyu Huang, Weiping Tang, Wen-Hao Hu
PMID23356993
ABSTRACT
Cross-dimerization of terminal arylacetylenes and terminal propargylic alcohols/amides has been achieved in the presence of a rhodium catalyst. This method features high chemo- and regioselectivities rendering convenient and atom economical access to functionalized enynes.
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