Atsushi Funayama, T. Satoh, M. Miura
Oct 14, 2005
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Journal of the American Chemical Society
Abstract
1,1-Disubstituted 3-aryl-2-propyn-1-ols undergo unprecedented regio- and stereoselective homocoupling with liberation of a ketone molecule in the presence of a rhodium catalyst to give the corresponding 2-hydroxymethyl-(E)-enynes. The subsequent cyclization of the enynes in the presence of a base affords fluorescent 2,3-dihydrofuran derivatives.