title: Synthesis of Cyclooctatetraenes through a Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction.
abstract: Reported is a cascade reaction leading to fully substituted cyclooctatetraenes. This unexpected transformation likely proceeds through a unique 8π electrocyclization reaction of a ene triyne. DFT computations provide the mechanistic basis of this surprizing reaction.
authors.affiliation: Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7200 CNRS/UDS, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Blouin
authors.affiliation: ICMMO, CNRS UMR 8182, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, bâtiment 420, 91405, Orsay cedex, France. vincent.gandon@u-psud.fr.|ICSN, CNRS UPR 2301, Univ. Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198, Gif-sur-Yvette, France. vincent.gandon@u-psud.fr.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gandon
authors.affiliation: Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7200 CNRS/UDS, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. gaelle.blond@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Gaëlle
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blond
authors.affiliation: Université de Strasbourg, Faculté de Pharmacie, UMR 7200 CNRS/UDS, 74 Route du Rhin, 67401, Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France. jean.suffert@unistra.fr.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-1835-0346
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Suffert
keywords: alkenes; density functional calculations; electrocyclizations; palladium; reaction mechanisms