Amine induced carbonylation of alkynes to cyclobutenediones using Fe < inf > 3 < /inf > (CO) < inf > 12 < /inf >

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2000-04-08
Authors
Rameshkumar, Chellappan
Periasamy, Mariappan
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Abstract
Iron carbonyl species, prepared in situ in THF using Fe3(CO)12, react with alkynes at 25°C, in the presence of certain amines, to give the corresponding cyclobutenediones in moderate to good yields (25-61%) after CuCl2·2H2O oxidation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd.
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Alkynes, Amines, Carbonylation, Cyclobutenediones
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Tetrahedron Letters. v.41(15)