Efficient access to conjugated dienones and diene-diones from propargylic alcohols and enolizable ketones: A tandem isomerization/condensation process catalyzed by the sixteen-electron allyl-ruthenium(II) complex [Ru(η3-2-C3H4Me)(CO)(dppf)] [SbF 6]

Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis

Volumn 348, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 2125-2132

  Cadierno, Victorio ^a   Díez, Josefina ^a   García Garrido, Sergio E ^a   Gimeno, José ^a   Nebra, Noel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aldol condensation; Dienones; Enals; Isomerization; Propargylic alcohols; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750524263     PISSN: 16154150     EISSN: 15213897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/adsc.200606162     Document Type: Article

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