Transition-metal-catalyzed reactions of allenes*
Shengming Ma
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, China and Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, Zhejiang, China
Abstract: Pathways for carbometallation of simple allenes and allenes bearing a nucleophilic functionality with RMX have been discussed. The bisallene approaches for the efficient synthesis of carbocycles and heterocycles have been developed.
Keywords: allenes; carbopalladation; transition-metal-catalyzed; bisallene; carbometallation.
*Pure Appl. Chem. 78, 197-523. An issue of reviews and research papers based on lectures presented at the 13th IUPAC International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Towards Organic Synthesis (OMCOS-13), Geneva, Switzerland, 17-21 July 2005. This paper is based on the acceptance lecture for the OMCOS-13 Award, for creative contributions by a scientist under the age of 40.