Organolanthanide-catalyzed cyclization/boration of 1,5- and 1,6-Dienes

G A Molander; D Pfeiffer

doi:10.1021/ol006841s

Organolanthanide-catalyzed cyclization/boration of 1,5- and 1,6-Dienes

Org Lett. 2001 Feb 8;3(3):361-3. doi: 10.1021/ol006841s.

Authors

G A Molander¹, D Pfeiffer

Affiliation

¹ Roy and Diana Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-6323, USA. gmolandr@sas.upenn.edu

PMID: 11428014
DOI: 10.1021/ol006841s

Abstract

[figure: see text] 1,5- and 1,6-Dienes undergo a cyclization/boration reaction in the presence of a catalytic amount of Cp*2Sm.THF. The resulting organoboranes can be oxidized to the corresponding primary cyclic alcohols using standard conditions.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Alcohols / chemical synthesis
Alkenes / chemistry*
Boranes / chemistry*
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic / chemical synthesis*
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Samarium / chemistry*

Substances

Alcohols
Alkenes
Boranes
Hydrocarbons, Cyclic
Organometallic Compounds
Samarium

Grants and funding

GM48580/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States