Synthesis of cross-conjugated trienes by rhodium-catalyzed dimerization of monosubstituted allenes

• Tomoya Miura,
• Tsuneaki Biyajima,
• Takeharu Toyoshima and
• Masahiro Murakami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 578–581, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.67

• complex, allowing the stereoselective formation of substituted cross-conjugated trienes. It is interesting that the rhodium catalyst and the palladium catalyst gave different types of cross-conjugated trienes. Experimental General procedure for rhodium-catalyzed dimerization of monosubstituted allenes To

Asymmetric reactions in continuous flow

• Xiao Yin Mak,
• Paola Laurino and
• Peter H. Seeberger

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 19, doi:10.3762/bjoc.5.19

• screened for reactivity and enantioselectivity with the rhodium catalyst [Rh(COD)2]BF4 within a 3 min residence time. With this device, very low catalyst/ligand loadings were used per run (ca. 0.1 μg of Rh catalyst), providing reliably reproducible results. Reactivity in the microreactor was found to be