Synthesis of cross-conjugated trienes by rhodium-catalyzed dimerization of monosubstituted allenes

• Tomoya Miura,
• Tsuneaki Biyajima,
• Takeharu Toyoshima and
• Masahiro Murakami

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 578–581, doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.67

• stereoselective manner to give cross-conjugated trienes, which are different from those obtained by a palladium catalyst. Keywords: allene; cross-conjugated triene; dimerization; rhodium; stereoselective; Introduction Cross-conjugated trienes, known as [3]dendralenes [1], are attractive synthetic precursors