Stoichiometric Reactions of Nonconjugated Dienes with Zirconocene Derivatives. Further Delineation of the Scope of Bicyclization and Observation of Novel Multipositional Alkene Regioisomerization

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4020(94)01132-J

The reaction of n-Bu2ZrCp2 with nonconjugated dienes containing substituted vinyl groups can lead to either bicyclization or the formation of conjugated diene-zirconocenes via multipositional regioisomerization.