Download or read book Double Cyclization Via Rhodium Alkynyl and Vinylidene Catalysis written by Yu Yuan and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of a double cyclization reaction via rhodium alkynyl and dialkyl vinylidene catalysis is described in the final chapter. On the basis of the stoichiometric metal alkynylide alkylation precedents and the discoveries from our laboratory, substrates with general skeleton of 3.48 were designed to establish the catalytic conditions. In the presence of triethylamine and a complex derived from [Rh(COD)Cl]2 and P(4-F-C 6H4)3, 3-haloalkyl-1,6-enynes were converted to various 5,6-fused carbo-, oxa-, and aza-bicyclic dienes under mild conditions. By replacing the alkene moiety with other reactive components, this alkylative approach was extended to construct other ring structures, thus demonstrating the potential and the generality of the current methodology.