A novel oxidative dimerization of acetylenes to conjugated dicarbonyl systems using iron (III) perchlorate

Abstract

1170-1171<span style="font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">Acetylenes 1a-e, terminal as well as substituted, have been converted into α,<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family: Symbol;mso-ascii-font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-hansi-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-bidi-language:ar-sa;mso-char-type:="" symbol;mso-symbol-font-family:symbol"="">b<span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="">-unsaturated dicarbonyl systems 2a-e in good to excellent yields when reacted with Iron (III) perchlorate (ITP) using acetonitrile as the solvent. </span