title: Synthesis of hydronaphthalenes through coupling of enyne carbonyl compounds that contain pendant alkene groups with Fischer carbene complexes.
abstract: The coupling of enyne carbonyl compounds that contain pendant alkene groups with Fischer carbene complexes to afford furans that contain pendant alkene groups is described. Subsequent intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions are effective in select cases, resulting in hydronaphthalene systems after dehydration. Although the Diels-Alder event is thermodynamically unfavorable, the overall transformation of alkene-furans to dihydronaphthalenes is a favorable process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM, 88003, USA.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar-Patti
authors.forename: Shaofeng
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camacho-Davila
authors.forename: Kris
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Waynant
authors.forename: Kenneth A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Dunn
authors.forename: James W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Herndon