(Elsevier Ltd., 2009) Artok, Levent; Artok, Levent; Kuş, Melih; Kuş, Melih; Aksın, Özge; Dege, Fatma Nurcan; Özkılınç, Fatma Yelda; 04.01. Department of Chemistry; 04. Faculty of Science; 01. Izmir Institute of Technology
Alkynes react with organoborons under a CO atmosphere in the presence of a rhodium(I) catalyst to afford mainly 5-aryl-2(5H)-furanones, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and indanones. The product selectivity can be tuned by modifying the reaction conditions.