Rhodium Catalysed Chemo- and Stereoselective Arylative and Alkenylative Cyclisation Reactions of Unsymmetric Diynes Containing a Terminal Alkyne Moiety With Organoboronic Acids

Abstract

Unsymmetric diynes possessing a terminal alkyne moiety reacted with organoboronic acids both chemo- and stereoselectively to afford arylated or alkenylated exocyclic dienes by catalysis from the [Rh(cod)OCH 3] 2 complex. The use of a polar protic solvent, e.g. CH 3OH is required for the success of the process under mild conditions. © 2010 The Royal Society of Chemistry.