The transfer-hydrogenative cyclization of 1,6-diynes with Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine as a H2 surrogate was performed in the presence of a cationic ruthenium catalyst of the type [Cp'Ru(MeCN)3PF6]. Exocyclic 1,3-dienes or their 1,4-hydrogenation products, cycloalkenes, were selectively obtained, depending on the substrate structure and the reaction conditions.
Keywords: alkenes; alkynes; cyclization; ruthenium; transfer hydrogenation.
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