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Highly enantioselective copper(<scp>i</scp>)-catalyzed conjugate addition of 1,3-diynes to α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones

Chemical CommunicationsPublished 1 January 2015Open access
Amparo Sanz‐Marco, Gonzalo Blay, M. Carmen Muñoz, José R. Pedro
Citations30
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score1.04
SNIP0.78
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Abstract

The conjugate diynylation of α,β-unsaturated trifluoromethyl ketones is carried out in the presence of a low catalytic load (2.5 mol%) of a copper(I)-MeOBIPHEP complex, triethylamine and a terminal 1,3-diyne. Pre-metalation of the terminal 1,3-diyne with stoichiometric or higher amounts of dialkylzinc reagent is not required. The corresponding internal diynes bearing a propargylic stereogenic center are obtained with good yields and excellent enantioselectivities.

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