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  • Mercuric triflate catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enynes.

Mercuric triflate catalyzed hydroxylative carbocyclization of 1,6-enynes.

Organic letters (2003-05-09)
Mugio Nishizawa, Veejendra K Yadav, Mariusz Skwarczynski, Hiroko Takao, Hiroshi Imagawa, Takumichi Sugihara
PMID12735733
ABSTRACT

[reaction: see text] Hg(OTf)(2) exhibits remarkable catalytic activity for the hydroxylative cyclization of 1,6-enynes. The present procedure should involve a sequence of mercuration of a terminal alkyne, carbocyclization, hydration, and protodemercuration that regenerates the catalyst.