Unusual regiodivergence in metal-catalysed intramolecular cyclisation of gamma-allenols.
Different O-heterocycles can be obtained from a common gamma-allenol precursor by using Ag, Zn or Sn catalysts; the results were rationalised by molecular modelling.
Arbour
Jannine L
JL
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rzepa@imperial.ac.uk mimi.hii@imperial.ac.uk.
Rzepa
Henry S
HS
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rzepa@imperial.ac.uk mimi.hii@imperial.ac.uk.
White
Andrew J P
AJP
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rzepa@imperial.ac.uk mimi.hii@imperial.ac.uk.
Hii
King Kuok Mimi
KKM
Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rzepa@imperial.ac.uk mimi.hii@imperial.ac.uk.