Pyrrole syntheses based on titanium-catalyzed hydroamination of diynes.

Hydroamination/hydrosilylation sequence catalyzed by titanium complexes.

Syntheses of calix[4]pyrroles by amberlyst-15 catalyzed cyclocondensations of pyrrole with selected ketones.

A facile and efficient protocol is reported for the synthesis of calix[4]pyrroles and N-confused calix[4]pyrroles in moderate to excellent yields by reaction of dialkyl or cycloalkyl ketones with pyrrole catalyzed by reusable Amberlyst(TM)-15 under eco-friendly conditions.

Nickel(0)-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition of diynes and 3,4-pyridynes: novel synthesis of isoquinoline derivatives.

A transition metal-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition between alpha,omega-diynes and 3,4-pyridynes has been realized for the first time, producing isoquinolines in good yields by using a nickel(0) catalyst.

Synthesis of [RhCl(CO)(cyclopentadienone)]2 from [RhCl(cod)]2 and a 1,6-diyne under CO: application to Rh(I)-catalyzed tandem [2+2+1] carbonylative cycloaddition of diynes and Claisen rearrangement.

Although Rh(I)Cl(CO)(cpd) (cpd = cyclopentadienone) complexes were identified more than 40 years ago, their exact structures have not been determined because of the polymeric nature of these complexes. We determined the structure of [Rh(I)Cl(CO)(cpd)](2), which was formed by the reaction of [Rh(cod)Cl](2) with a 1,6-diyne under CO. In addition, based on determination of the structure of the [Rh...

Ruthenium-catalyzed hydrophosphinylative cyclization of 1,6-diynes. Stereoselective synthesis of exocyclic 1,3-dienylphosphine oxides.

The first catalytic synthesis of exocyclic 1,3-dienylphosphine oxides was achieved by the ruthenium-catalyzed selective hydrophosphinylative cyclization of 1,6-diynes. A plausible mechanism involving a ruthenacyclopentatriene intermediate is proposed on the basis of the DFT calculations of model ruthenium complexes.