title: Construction of tetralin skeletons based on rhodium-catalysed site-selective ring opening of benzocyclobutenols.
abstract: Tetralins (tetrahydronaphthalenes) are synthesised from benzocyclobutenols based on the rhodium-catalysed site-selective ring opening followed by intermolecular/intramolecular conjugate addition of the resulting arylrhodium species to electron-deficient alkenes. The produced structures make a remarkable contrast with those available from the same compounds under thermal reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Synthetic Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Kyoto University, Katsura, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan. murakami@sbchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Norikazu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishikawa
authors.forename: Shota
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sawano
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Murakami
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003503:Cyclobutanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003503:Cyclobutanes; D011083:Polycyclic Compounds; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D012238:Rhodium; C095210:tetralin