Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of functional conjugated dienes from propargylic carbonates and silyl diazo compounds.

Solenne Moulin (1) , Hanyu Zhang (1) , Suresh Raju , Christian Bruneau (1) , Sylvie Dérien (1)

1 ISCR - Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes

Ru being served? The reactions of propargylic carbonates with silyl diazo compounds in the presence of [Cp*RuCl(cod)] as a catalyst precursor led to the formation of dienyl carbonates in excellent yields under mild conditions (see scheme; Y = SiMe(3)).

Mots clés: azo compounds; carbenes; carbonates; dienes; ruthenium

Domaines: Matériaux

Solenne Moulin, Hanyu Zhang, Suresh Raju, Christian Bruneau, Sylvie Dérien. Ruthenium-catalysed synthesis of functional conjugated dienes from propargylic carbonates and silyl diazo compounds.. Chemistry - A European Journal, 2013, 19 (10), pp.3292-6. ⟨10.1002/chem.201203796⟩. ⟨hal-00824611⟩