Oxygenated cyclopentenones via the pauson-khand reaction of silyl enol ether substrates

Shaw, Paul and Hassell-Hart, Storm J. and Douglas, Gayle E. and Malcolm, Andrew G. and Kennedy, Alan R. and White, Gemma V. and Paterson, Laura C. and Kerr, William J. (2022) Oxygenated cyclopentenones via the pauson-khand reaction of silyl enol ether substrates. Organic Letters, 24 (14). pp. 2750-2755. ISSN 1523-7060 (https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00856)

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Abstract

We report here the application of silyl enol ether moieties as efficient alkene coupling partners within cobalt-mediated intramolecular Pauson-Khand reactions. This cyclization strategy delivers synthetically valuable oxygenated cyclopentenone products in yields of ≤93% from both ketone- and aldehyde-derived silyl enol ethers, incorporates both terminal and internal alkyne partners, and delivers a variety of decorated systems, including more complex tricyclic structures. Facile removal of the silyl protecting group reveals oxygenated sites for potential further elaboration.