title: Iron-catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective conjugate addition of 2,3-allenoates with Grignard reagents.
abstract: An efficient highly regio- and stereoselective iron-catalyzed conjugate addition of 2,3-allenoates with primary or secondary alkyl, phenyl, or vinyl Grignard reagents to synthesize multi-substituted beta,gamma-unsaturated enoates has been reported. The in situ formed magnesium dienolate may readily react with different electrophilic reagents to construct an allylic quaternary carbon at the alpha-position of the ester group.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, PR China.
authors.forename: Zhan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Guobi
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chai
authors.forename: Shengming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ma