Enabling Cyclization Strategies through Carbonyl-Ylide-Mediated Synthesis of Malonate Enol Ethers.
Júlia Viñas-LóbezGuillaume LevitreIgnacio Funes-ArdoizCéline BesnardAmalia I Poblador BahamondeJérôme LacourPublished in: ACS organic & inorganic Au (2021)
Malonate enol ethers are afforded in one step by condensation of cyclic ketones with α-diazomalonates under [CpRu(CH 3 CN) 3 ][BAr F ] catalysis. The dual reactivity of these 2-vinyloxymalonates can be used to expand the classical range of cyclizations derived from carbonyl ylide intermediates.