Organometallics

Ruthenium (IV)-Catalyzed Markovnikov Addition of Carboxylic Acids to Terminal Alkynes in Aqueous Medium

V Cadierno, J Francos, J Gimeno

Index: Cadierno, Victorio; Francos, Javier; Gimeno, Jose Organometallics, 2011 , vol. 30, # 4 p. 852 - 862

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Abstract

The dimeric bis (allyl) ruthenium (IV) complex [{RuCl (μ-Cl)(η3: η3-C10H16)} 2](C10H16= 2, 7-dimethylocta-2, 6-diene-1, 8-diyl)(5) and several mononuclear species trans-[RuCl2 (η3: η3-C10H16)(L)](L= two-electron-donor ligand)(6) derived from 5 have been checked as catalysts for the addition of carboxylic acids onto terminal alkynes using water as a green reaction medium. The best results in terms of activity and regioselectivity were obtained ...