Abstract
A Fe-catalytic highly selective ring expansion reaction of alkynylcyclopropyl alkanols to alkynylcyclobutanols via a 1,2-carbon shift under mild conditions was developed. A new class of homogeneous FeCl(2)/O(2) catalytic system was employed in these novel transformations.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Catalysis
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Cyclobutanes / chemical synthesis*
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Ethers, Cyclic / chemistry*
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Ferrous Compounds
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Oxygen
Substances
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Cyclobutanes
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Ethers, Cyclic
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Ferrous Compounds
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cyclobutanol
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cyclopropanol
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ferrous chloride
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Oxygen