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Synlett 2000; 2000(7): 1040-1042
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-6667
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An Enantiospecific Pauson-Khand Reaction

Anthony J. Fletcher* , David T. Rutherford, Steven D. R. Christie
  • *Department of Chemistry, University of Loughborough, Loughborough, LE 11 3TU, UK; E-mail: s.d.christie@lboro.ac.uk
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31 December 2000 (online)

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The use of optically pure heterobimetallic alkyne complexes for the synthesis of enantiopure cyclopentenones is described. The inherent chirality of the complexes has been used to effect high levels of stereocontrol in transformations giving optically enriched organic end products.

alkyne complexes - stereoselective synthesis - organometallic reagents