Unusual regiodivergence in metal-catalysed intramolecular cyclisation of gamma-allenols

Jannine L Arbour; Henry S Rzepa; Andrew J P White; King Kuok Mimi Hii

doi:10.1039/b913295c

Unusual regiodivergence in metal-catalysed intramolecular cyclisation of gamma-allenols

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 Dec 14:(46):7125-7127. doi: 10.1039/b913295c. Epub 2009 Oct 13.

Authors

Jannine L Arbour¹, Henry S Rzepa¹, Andrew J P White¹, King Kuok Mimi Hii¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. rzepa@imperial.ac.uk mimi.hii@imperial.ac.uk.

PMID: 19921004
DOI: 10.1039/b913295c

Abstract

Different O-heterocycles can be obtained from a common gamma-allenol precursor by using Ag, Zn or Sn catalysts; the results were rationalised by molecular modelling.