Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.49, 16502-16502, 2008
A Ruthenium-Catalyzed, Atom-Economical Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles
The Ruthenium catalyzed, atom-economical domino redox isomerization/cyclization of tethered aminopropargyl alcohols is reported. This process displays a broad scope and functional group tolerance, Furthermore, it presents a novel retrosynthetic disconnection linking simple and easily available, linear propargyl alcohols with added-value nitrogen heterocycles in a single catalytic step.