Activation of a water molecule under mild conditions by ruthenacyclopentatriene: mechanism of hydrative cyclization of diynes.
A ruthenium cyclic biscarbene complex reacted with a H(2)O molecule under mild conditions to produce η(5)-oxapentadienyl complex, that proved to be the intermediate in the catalytic hydrative cyclization of a diyne.
Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8603, Japan. yamamoto@apchem.nagoya-u.ac.jp
Yoshihiko
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Yamamoto
Ken
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Yamashita
Hisao
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Nishiyama