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Arene Ring Expansion by Ruthenium η 6 ‐Arene Complexes

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Transition metal π‐arene complexes enable the dearomatization of benzene rings to access diversified unsaturated carbocycles through multistep synthetic procedures involving sequential addition of nucleophiles and electrophiles. This work details a single‐step dearomatization process by reaction of Ru(η 6 ‐arene) complexes with enolates derived from α‐halo or α‐(tosyloxy)esters to directly transform π‐coordinated arenes to ring‐expanded cycloheptatrienes.

Source: Angewandte Chemie International Edition

DOI: 10.1002/anie.202421608

Authors: William G. Whitehurst, Tim Schulte, Zikuan Wang, Felix Waldbach, Tobias Ritter

Institutions: Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, RWTH Aachen University

Language: English

Topic: Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis

Subfield: Organic Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $5,510

OpenAlex ID: W4404516303

FWCI: 0.278

Cites: 85

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10