Chemistry Letters · 2016 · 22 citations · 40 references
Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalytic MaterialsCatalytic MechanismsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisIsoxazole ChemistryIsoxazole SynthesisPyridine ChemistryPyridine SynthesisRuthenium-catalyzed Coupling
Abstract A ruthenium-catalyzed reaction of alkene-tethered isoxazol-5(4H)-ones affording pyridines has been developed. Di-, tri-, and tetrasubstituted pyridines were obtained from various isoxazolones in good yields.
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