title: Rhodium-catalyzed isomerization of unactivated alkynes to 1,3-dienes.
abstract: A rhodium/binap complex has been found to effectively catalyze the isomerization of unactivated internal alkynes to the corresponding 1,3-dienes in the presence of an azomethine imine as the reaction promoter.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shintani
authors.forename: Wei-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Soyoung
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Tamio
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayashi
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D000480:Alkynes; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012238:Rhodium