title: Innovative synthesis of 4-carbaldehydepyrrolin-2-ones by zwitterionic rhodium catalyzed chemo- and regioselective tandem cyclohydrocarbonylation/CO insertion of alpha-imino alkynes.
abstract: The tandem cyclohydrocarbonylative/CO insertion of alpha-imino alkynes employs CO, H(2), and catalytic quantities of zwitterionic rhodium complex (eta(6)-C(6)H(5)BPh(3))(-)Rh(+)(1,5-COD) and triphenyl phosphite affording aldehyde substituted pyrrolinones in 67-82% yields. This unique transformation is readily applied to imino alkynes containing alkyl, alkoxyl, vinyl, and aryl substituents. The ability to prepare highly functionalized pyrrolinones makes this an attractive route to these important and versatile pharmaceuticals.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation, Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Van den Hoven
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alper
mesh_terms: D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000737:chemistry*; D007097:Imines / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D007097:Imines; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D011758:Pyrroles; D002248:Carbon Monoxide; D012238:Rhodium