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Sulfoxide-Directed Intramolecular [4 + 2] Cycloadditions between 2-Sulfinyl Butadienes and Unactivated Alkynes
journal contribution
posted on 2010-03-05, 00:00 authored by Roberto Fernández de la Pradilla, Mariola Tortosa, Esther Castellanos, Alma Viso, Raquel BaileSulfinyl dienynes undergo thermal and catalyzed IMDA cycloadditions, often at room temperature, to produce cyclohexa-1,4-dienes with good yields and high selectivities. Additionally, the products preserve a synthetically useful vinyl sulfoxide functionality. The selective manipulation of the double bonds in the cycloadducts has also been examined in this work.