Chemistry Letters · 1998 · 111 citations · 15 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCarbonyl ComplexesCatalyst SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAtmospheric PressureCatalysis By Metal Carbonyl ComplexesMolecular CatalystsRing-forming ReactionsTransition Metal-catalyzed Synthesis
Abstract A rhodium dinuclear carbonyl complex, [RhCl(CO)2]2, serves as a catalyst of the intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction. 1,6-Enynes are converted to cyclopentenone derivatives in high yield by heating in the presence of the catalyst under an atmospheric pressure of CO.
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