Table 5. Metal foil-catalyzed cycloaddition of enynes with methyl phenyldiazoacetate a .
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| Entry | Enyne | Ag foil |
Cu foil |
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| Product | Yield b (%) | Product | Yield b (%) | ||
| 1 |
|
|
68 |
|
55 |
| 2 |
|
|
74 |
|
80 |
| 3 |
|
|
0 c |
|
86 |
| 4 |
|
|
74 |
|
85 |
aReaction conditions: diazoacetate (1.00 eq.), enyne (5.00 eq.) and copper foil added to a SPEX 8000M mixer/mill (18 Hz) for 16 h.
bGC yield.
cRecovered starting materials.