title: Ruthenium-catalyzed cycloaddition between propargylic alcohols and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds via an allenylidene intermediate.
abstract: Thiolate-bridged diruthenium complexes such as [Cp*RuCl(mu(2)-SR)(2)RuCp*Cl] (Cp* = eta(5)-C(5)Me(5); R = Me, (n)Pr, (i)Pr) and [Cp*RuCl(mu(2)-S(i)Pr)(2)RuCp*(OH(2))]OTf (OTf = OSO(2)CF(3)) promote the cycloaddition between propargylic alcohols and cyclic 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds to give either the corresponding 4,6,7,8-tetrahydrochromen-5-ones or 4H-cyclopenta[b]pyran-5-ones in high yields with complete regioselectivity. This catalytic cycloaddition provides a simple and one-pot synthetic protocol for a variety of substituted chromenones and cyclopenta[b]pyranones.
authors.affiliation: Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan. ynishiba@scl.kyoto-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Yoshiaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishibayashi
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.forename: Youichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hidai
authors.forename: Sakae
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uemura