Hydroruthenation triggered catalytic conversion of dialdehydes and keto aldehydes to lactones.
Lactonization of dialdehydes and keto aldehydes was effectively catalyzed by RuHCl(CO)(PPh(3))(3). A cascade lactonization sequence accompanied by cross-coupling with enones was also attained.
Omura
Sohei
S
Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka 599-8531, Japan.
Fukuyama
Takahide
T
Murakami
Yuji
Y
Okamoto
Hiromi
H
Ryu
Ilhyong
I
D000447:Aldehydes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D007783:Lactones / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D012428:Ruthenium / Q000737:chemistry*
D000447:Aldehydes; D007783:Lactones; D012428:Ruthenium