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    An easy approach to 1-silylated ketones and asymmetrical 1,6- and 1,8-dicarbonyl compounds

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    A variety of 1-silylated ketones and asymmetrical 1,6- and 1,8-dicarbonyl compounds are synthesized with 70-85% yields by means of Pd-catalysed selective hydrogenation reactions of the corresponding unsaturated conjugated products, readily available by a previously reported procedure

    Supported copper precatalysts for ligand-free, palladium-free Sonogashira coupling reactions

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    Copper(II) oxide and Cu metal, highly dispersed on inert oxides ( silica, alumina), have been employed as precatalysts in ligand-free, palladium-free Sonogashira coupling reactions. Best results were obtained with highly dispersed Cu metal on alumina, which exhibited high reactivity with aryl iodides. Electron-rich alkynes, in particular arylacetylenes, act as the most effective alkyne substrates. The present catalytic system appears attractive in view of its ease of application and low cost, due to the use of a readily available non-noble metal catalyst combined with the absence of ligands

    Bifunctional copper catalysts. A one step synthesis of bicyclic ethers starting from alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones

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    A new, one pot synthesis of bicyclic ethers starting from alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones containing an additional isolated olefinic bond is proposed. It relies on highly chemoselective hydrogenation of the enone group to the corresponding alcohol in the presence of supported copper catalysts, and on the presence of acidic sites on the catalyst support activating the double bond as a carbocation. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd
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