Synlett 1997; 1997(SI): 535-536
DOI: 10.1055/s-1997-6133
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Metal-Halogen Exchange-Initiated Cyclization Reactions of Dienes and Enynes

Manning P. Cooke, Jr.* , Jian-Jie Huang
  • *Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4630, USA, FAX 509-335-8867; e-mail: cooke@wsuvm1.csc.wsu.edu
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Rapid lithium-iodine exchange reactions have been used to generate highly reactive nucleophilic centers which subsequently undergo intramolecular conjugate addition reactions in model activated and unactivated dienes and enynes.