NOVEL RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-DIOXOLAN-4-ONES FROM ALPHA-HYDROXY ACIDS AND TERMINAL ALKYNES VIA ENOL ESTERS

Authors
NEVEUX M SEILLER B HAGEDORN F BRUNEAU C DIXNEUF PH
Citation
M. Neveux et al., NOVEL RUTHENIUM-CATALYZED SYNTHESIS OF 1,3-DIOXOLAN-4-ONES FROM ALPHA-HYDROXY ACIDS AND TERMINAL ALKYNES VIA ENOL ESTERS, Journal of organometallic chemistry, 451(1-2), 1993, pp. 133-138
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear","Chemistry Inorganic & Nuclear
Journal title
Journal of organometallic chemistry → ACNP
ISSN journal
0022328X
Volume
451
Issue
1-2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
133 - 138
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-328X(1993)451:1-2<133:NRSO1F>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
Alpha-Hydroxy acids react with terminal alkynes, in the presence of bi nuclear ruthenium complexes [Ru(mu-O2CR)(CO)2(PPh3)]2 as catalyst prec ursors, to selectively afford either alpha-hydroxy enol esters or thei r cyclization products 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones.