title: Iron-catalyzed tandem cyclization of olefinic dicarbonyl compounds with benzylic Csp(3)-H bonds for the synthesis of dihydrofurans.
abstract: A novel iron-catalyzed radical cyclization of olefinic dicarbonyl compounds with benzyl hydrocarbons has been developed. This protocol provides ready access to a variety of dihydrofurans containing a quaternary carbon center in moderate to good yields. Furthermore, this reaction could also be further expanded to other types of substrates containing unactivated Csp(3)-H bonds, such as ethers and alkanes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, School of Science and MOE Key Laboratory for Nonequilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China. guoln81@mail.xjtu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Li-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Shun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Xin-Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Duan
authors.forename: Shi-Liu
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Zhou