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Keywords:

  • allenes;
  • cross-coupling;
  • ketones;
  • multicomponent reactions;
  • olefination

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Cross-coupling: Titanocene(II)-promoted cross-coupling of alkynyl- and (Z)-alkenyl sulfones affords titanium vinylvinylidene complexes, which react with carbonyl compounds in a one-pot reaction to produce substituted vinylallenes with complete stereoselectivity (see scheme).

Abstract

Titanocene(II)-promoted cross coupling of alkynyl- and (Z)-alkenyl sulfones affords α-(phenylsulfonyl)alkenyltitanium species. Further treatment of these species with the titanocene(II) reagent generates titanium vinylvinylidene complexes, which react with carbonyl compounds in one pot to produce substituted vinylallenes with complete stereoselectivity. By using α,β-unsaturated ketones, 1,3,4,6-tetraenes are also obtained stereoselectively.