title: A novel titanium-catalyzed cyclization of olefinic iodoethers to tetrahydrofurans.
abstract: A catalytic reductive cyclization of olefinic iodoethers was achieved by use of cat. Cp(2)TiCl(2) in the presence of Mn and Me(3)SiCl. This protocol provides a versatile method for the selective formation of multisubstituted tetrahydrofurans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Osaka University, Yamada-oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
authors.forename: Longhu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Toshikazu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirao