Abstract
A reductive homocondensation of E-benzylidenepyruvate esters mediated by P(NMe2)3 is described. The transformation, initiated by the Kukhtin-Ramirez addition of the phosphorus reagent to the vinyl-substituted α-dicarbonyl substrate, proceeds via a resonance delocalized oxyphosphonium dienolate intermediate to provide access to diverse oxygenated heterocycles as a function of the substituent.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1926-1929 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 19 Apr 2013 |
| Externally published | Yes |