Alkynes react with organoborons under a CO atmosphere in the presence of a rhodium(I) catalyst to afford mainly 5-aryl-2(5H)-furanones, α,β-unsaturated ketones, and indanones. The product selectivity can be tuned by modifying the reaction conditions.
through the activation of its formyl C–Hbond (decarbonylation) and the latter catalyzes the subsequent dual-incorporation of the resulting carbonyl unit (carbonylation). The use of larger amounts of the phosphine-ligated rhodium(I) complex generates more carbonyl units, leading to the formation γ-butenolides via the dual-incorporation of the carbonyl unit.
Rhodium-catalyzed carbonylative arylation of alkynes with arylboronic acids: an efficient and straightforward method in the synthesis of 5-aryl-2(5H)-furanones