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Nicholas Reactions Of Alkynyl- And Alkenyltrifluoroborates, Brent St. Onge, James R. Green Aug 2017

Nicholas Reactions Of Alkynyl- And Alkenyltrifluoroborates, Brent St. Onge, James R. Green

Chemistry and Biochemistry Publications

The Lewis acid mediated Nicholas reaction of potassium alkynyltrifluoroborates and propargyl acetate- hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes affords 1,4-diyne dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes in good yields. The analogous Nicholas reactions of potassium alkenyltrifluoroborates give 1,3-enyne dicobalt hexacarbonyl complexes in most cases, although the initial site of reaction can vary. Potassium vinyltrifluoroborate itself affords alkynylcyclopropane complexes.


Activated Cyclopropanes: A Remarkable Breadth Of Recent Chemistry, James R. Green, Victor Snieckus Oct 2014

Activated Cyclopropanes: A Remarkable Breadth Of Recent Chemistry, James R. Green, Victor Snieckus

Chemistry and Biochemistry Publications

The reactions of cyclopropanes activated by electron-withdrawing groups and electron-donating groups – donor–acceptor (DA) cyclopropanes – and with alkenyl or alkylidene substituents has been an area of recent intense research activity. This Cluster contains contributions from many of the leading research groups in this area, and provides a concise introduction to the rich ring-opening, ring-expansion, dimerization, and cycloaddition chemistry of these compounds.


Tandem 4+3 Cycloaddition/Nucleophilic Trapping Reactions Of Butyne-1,4-Diether Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl Complexes, Yafan Lu, James R. Green Jan 2001

Tandem 4+3 Cycloaddition/Nucleophilic Trapping Reactions Of Butyne-1,4-Diether Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl Complexes, Yafan Lu, James R. Green

Chemistry and Biochemistry Publications

Butyne-1,4-diether hexacarbonyldicobalt complexes 1 undergo Lewis acid mediated 4+3 cycloadditions with allylsilanes, incorporating halide from the Lewis acid to give halocycloheptynes 3, 6, 7. A phenyl group may be incorporated in place of the halogen (to give 8) by use of benzene as solvent and with B(C6F5)(3) as the Lewis acid; chlorobenzene and toluene also participate in the process.