Non-metal-catalysed intramolecular alkyne cyclotrimerization reactions promoted by focussed microwave heating in batch and flow modes
- 11 August 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
- Vol. 3 (18), 3365-3368
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b509540a
Abstract
A number of oligomeric alkynes underwent [2 + 2 + 2] intramolecular trimerization to afford arenes under metal-free conditions using focussed microwave heating.Keywords
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