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Synlett 1995; 1995(2): 169-170
DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-4911
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Preparation of Mercury (II) Triflate in Acetonitrile and a Biomimetic Cyclization of Farnesyl Sulfone

Mugio Nishizawa* , Eiko Morikuni, Kohsuke Asoh, Yukiko Kan, Kohsei Uenoyama, Hiroshi Imagawa
  • *Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Tokushima Bunri University, Yamashiro-Cho, Tokushima 770, Japan
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Mercury (II) oxide yellow is converted to colorless mercury (II) triflate in acetonitrile instantaneously by reaction with triflic anhydride. Biomimetic olefin cyclization of (E,E)-farnesyl p-tolyl sulfone with Hg(OTf)2 was reinvestigated.

mercury(II) triflate - olefin cyclization - farnesyl sulfone - acetonitrile