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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Sep 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Feb 18;131(6):2066–2067. doi: 10.1021/ja809456u

Table 2.

Ruthenium catalyzed transfer hydrogenative coupling of butyne to aldehydes 4a, 4b and 4e.a

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Entry Aldehyde Product R Yield (2:5)
1 4a 2a (5a) Ph 88% (5:1)
2 4b 2b (5b) p-NO2-Ph 78% (10:1)
3 4e 2e (5e) m-MeO-Ph 91% (7:1)
a

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