- Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
- Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
Chestnut Hill College
2020
Boston College
2020
We disclose a method for sequential Conia-ene-type cyclization/Negishi coupling the union of alkynyl ketones and aryl iodides. This process is promoted through cooperative actions Lewis acidic B(C6F5)3, ZnI2, Pd-based complex, Brønsted basic amine. The three acid catalysts with potential overlapping functions play their independent roles as activators carbonyl group, alkyne moiety, alkenyl zinc intermediate, respectively. A variety 1,2,3-substituted cyclopentenes can be synthesized high efficiency.
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