Volume 43, Issue 42 pp. 5680-5682
Communication

A Cyclobutadiene Equivalent in the Catalytic Pauson–Khand Reaction

Susan E. Gibson Prof.

Susan E. Gibson Prof.

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 207-594-5804

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Nello Mainolfi

Nello Mainolfi

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, London SW7 2AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 207-594-5804

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S. Barret Kalindjian Dr.

S. Barret Kalindjian Dr.

James Black Foundation, 68 Half Moon Lane, London SE24 9JE, UK

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Paul T. Wright Dr.

Paul T. Wright Dr.

James Black Foundation, 68 Half Moon Lane, London SE24 9JE, UK

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First published: 20 October 2004
Citations: 24

The authors thank the James Black Foundation for generous studentship support (N.M.).

Graphical Abstract

A practical and scalable operation: The reaction shown in the scheme, which uses catalytic amounts of hexacarbonyldicobalt, gives access to versatile bicyclic systems, which until now could only be obtained in low quantities by a photochemical process starting from tropolones. An isolation of the primary Pauson–Khand products is not necessary.

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