Synlett 2013; 24(10): 1269-1274
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1338446
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© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Aromatic Nitriles Catalyzed by Divalent Lanthanide Amides Supported by Amidates: Synthesis of Ynones

Hao Ding
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Chengrong Lu
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Xiaolin Hu
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Bei Zhao*
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Bing Wu
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Yingming Yao*
College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Dushu Lake Campus, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, P. R. of China   Fax: +86(512)65880305   Email: zhaobei@suda.edu.cn
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Publication History

Received: 20 February 2013

Accepted after revision: 04 April 2013

Publication Date:
29 April 2013 (online)


Abstract

An efficient protocol has been established for the synthesis of conjugated ynones via addition of terminal alkynes to aromatic nitriles, which is catalyzed by novel divalent lanthanide amide complexes. All the reactions gave the products in good to excellent yields at room temperature under solvent-free conditions without any additives. The novel lanthanide amide catalysts were also synthesized and structurally characterized for the first time.

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