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Hg (OTf) 2-Catalyzed Vinylogous Semi-Pinacol Rearrangement Leading to 1, 4-Dihydroquinolines

K Namba, M Kanaki, H Suto, M Nishizawa…

Index: Namba, Kosuke; Kanaki, Michika; Suto, Hiroki; Nishizawa, Mugio; Tanino, Keiji Organic Letters, 2012 , vol. 14, # 5 p. 1222 - 1225

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Abstract

An efficient method for the construction of dihydroquinoline derivatives possessing a quaternary carbon center is developed by an application of Hg (OTf) 2-catalyzed vinylogous semi-pinacol-type rearrangement. The reaction was found to be specifically catalyzed by mercury salt and to proceed via a bicyclic aminal.