title: Redox-mediated reactions of vinylferrocene: toward redox auxiliaries.
abstract: Chemical redox reactions have been exploited to transform unreactive vinylferrocene into a powerful dienophile for the Diels-Alder reaction and reactive substrate for thiol addition reactions upon conversion to its ferrocenium state. We have further investigated the ability of these reactions to facilitate redox-auxiliary-like reactivity by further hydrogenolyisis of the Diels-Alder adduct to the corresponding cyclopentane derivative.
authors.affiliation: Glasgow Centre for Physical Organic Chemistry, WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK. graeme.cooke@glasgow.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alan A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Wiles
authors.forename: Xiaolu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fitzpatrick
authors.forename: De-Liang
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Long
authors.forename: Stuart A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Macgregor
authors.forename: Graeme
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cooke