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Synlett 2000; 2000(12): 1777-1778
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-8707
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Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Hydration of Alkynes: A Convenient Route to Diverse Carbonyl Compounds

Teruhisa Tsuchimoto* , Tomohiro Joya, Eiji Shirakawa, Yusuke Kawakami
  • *Graduate School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Tatsunokuchi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan; Fax +81-761-51-1635; E-mail: shira@jaist.ac.jp
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31 December 2000 (online)

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Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid or trifluoromethanesulfonimide efficiently catalyzes the hydration of alkynes without a metal catalyst to afford a wide variety of carbonyl compounds in good to excellent yields with perfect regioselectivities.

hydration - alkyne - water - Brønsted acid - carbonyl compound