DOI: 10.1039/d6ra05267c ISSN: 2046-2069
Boron trifluoride-mediated domino dehydration/electrophilic cyclization of alkynols: mechanistic insights and origin of stereoselectivity
Takashi Okitsu, Takeshi Yoshikawa, Yuka Takayori, Syuto Hirata, Masanari Shinoki, Momoka Ito, Ken Sakata, Manabu HatanoBF 3 ·OH 2 -mediated electrophilic cyclization enables tricyclic benzofulvene synthesis with substituent-controlled stereoselectivity.