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Highly regioselective synthesis of substituted isoindolinones via ruthenium-catalyzed alkyne cyclotrimerizations
Foster, Robert W.,Tame, Christopher J.,Hailes, Helen C.,Sheppard, Tom D.
supporting information, p. 2353 - 2360 (2013/10/01)
(Cyclooctadiene)(pentamethylcyclopentadiene) ruthenium chloride [Cp*RuCl (cod)] has been used to catalyze the regioselective cyclization of amide-tethered diynes with monosubstituted alkynes to give polysubstituted isoindolinones. Notably, the presence of a trimethylsilyl group on the diyne generally led to complete control over the regioselectivity of the alkyne cyclotrimerization. The cyclization reaction worked well in a sustainable non-chlorinated solvent and was tolerant of moisture. The optimized conditions were effective with a diverse range of alkynes and diynes. The 7-silylisoindolinone products could be halogenated, protodesilylated or ring opened to access a range of usefully functionalized products.
