M. Picquet et al., CATALYTIC SYNTHESIS OF 3-VINYL-2,5-DIHYDROFURANS FROM YNE-ENES PROMOTED BY PHOTOCHEMICALLY ACTIVATED METAL-ALLENYLIDENE LNRU=C=C=CR2 COMPLEX, Chemical communications, (20), 1998, pp. 2249-2250
The ruthenium(II)-allenylidene salt [(p-cymene)(PCy3)-ClRu=C=C=CPh2]PF
6 acts as an olefin metathesis catalyst precursor for the yne-ene tran
sformation of the mixed propargylic allyl ethers HC=C-CR2OCH2CH=CH2 in
to 3-vinyl-2,5-dihydrofurans; initial photochemical irradiation effici
ently promotes the catalytic activity.