Abstract
Acid-catalysed solvolysis procedures exchange protecting groups on benzyl alcohol derivatives in the synthesis of eta(5) 1-arylcyclohexadienyliron building blocks for alkaloid synthesis. The reaction proceeds via a carbocation intermediate which can also be intercepted by intramolecular electrophilic addition to the tricarbonyl(eta(4)-diene)iron(0) moiety to provide a novel and high-yielding cyclisation reaction forming a 5a alpha-cyanomethyl-5a,8a-dihydrofluorene tricarbonyliron complex in 96% yield. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 591-595 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 51 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |