NHC-catalysed annulation of enals to tethered dienones: efficient synthesis of bicyclic dienes.
Homoenolates generated from α,β-unsaturated aldehydes using NHC catalysis underwent facile addition to dibenzylidene cyclohexanone to afford bicyclic cyclopentenes as single diastereomers.
Nair
Vijay
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Organic Chemistry Section, National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology (NIIST), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. vijaynair_2001@yahoo.com
Vellalath
Sreekumar
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Babu
Beneesh P
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Varghese
Vimal
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Paul
Rony Rajan
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Suresh
Eringathodi
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