Table 5. Optimization of Chemoselective Barbier-Type Reactiona.


Reagents and conditions: (a) i. propyne (1.0 equiv), Co(CO)8 (1.0 equiv), CH2Cl2, rt, 2 h; ii. 40 (3.0 equiv), NMO (6.0 equiv), ethylene glycol/CH2Cl2 (1:10, 0.1M) rt, 12 h. (b) CeCl3 (1.0 equiv), NaBH4 (4.0 equiv), MeOH, 0 °C, 12 h. (c) PPh3 (3.4 equiv), NCS (3.4 equiv), THF, rt, 12 h. (d) propionaldehyde (4.0 equiv), Zn (16.0 equiv), In (2 equiv), THF/6% NH4Cl (aq), rt, 3 h.