A novel non-metathetic behavior of Grubbs catalyst: Ruthenium-mediated intramolecular [3+2] cycloaddition of bis-1,3-dienes

作者：Takagi Ryukichi^*; Yamamoto Koumei; Hiraga Yoshikazu; Kojima Satoshi; Abe Manabu

来源：Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 2013, 723: 171-175.

DOI：10.1016/j.jorganchem.2012.09.004

• Grubbs catalyst
• Non-metathetic reaction
• Ruthenium-mediated reaction
• Intramolecular [3+2] cycloaddition
• Bis-1,3-dienes

A ruthenium-mediated intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition of bis-1,3-dienes to give bicyclic products, which is a novel non-metathetic behavior of Grubbs catalyst, is reported. The formation of a ruthenium-olefin complex is proposed to be a key step for the success of the reaction.