title: Platinum-catalyzed intramolecular hydroarylation of allenyl arenes: efficient synthesis of 1,4-dihydronaphthalenes.
abstract: An efficient synthetic method of 1,4-dihydronaphthalenes having various alkyl groups on the 4-position and/or ethoxycarbonyl group on the 2-position through selective intramolecular Pt-catalyzed 6-endo cyclohydroarylation of ethyl 2-benzyl-2,3-alkadienoates was developed. The present method could be further extended to two-fold Pt-catalyzed 6-endo and 7-endo cyclizations.
authors.affiliation: National Research Laboratory for Catalytic Organic Reaction, Department of Chemistry, and Institute for Molecular Science and Fusion Technology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 200-701, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Juntae
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mo
authors.forename: Phil Ho
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000466:Alkadienes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D003500:Cyclization; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000466:Alkadienes; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010984:Platinum; C025947:propadiene