Iron-catalyzed reductive cyclization of 1,6-enynes

Organic Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 386-389

  Lin, Aijun ^a   Zhang, Zhi Wei ^a   Yang, Jiong ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84896740693     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: 15237052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol403257x     Document Type: Article

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49. The following aldehydes (3 equiv) were used as the electrophile: 4-trifluoromethylbenzaldehyde, 4-methoxybenzaldehyde, and hydrocinnamaldehyde.