title: An improved catalyst for ring-closing alkyne metathesis based on molybdenum hexacarbonyl/2-fluorophenol.
abstract: [reaction: see text] An improved "instant" catalyst for ring-closing alkyne metathesis reaction is described. Catalyst formed in situ from molybdenum hexacarbonyl and 2-fluorophenol can be used without exclusion of air and moisture and shows high activity in metathesis of functionalized diynes. This system allows cyclization of substrates which were incompatible with previously known Mo(CO)(6)/phenol catalysts.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw, Poland. grela@icho.edu.pl
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grela
authors.forename: Jolanta
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ignatowska