Abstract
Trialkylsilyl group-directed regioselective transformations of alkynyl thioacetals to alkynylcyclopropanes and enynes are described.
Acknowledgments
This research was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 14340228) and Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Priority Areas (A) “Exploitation of Multi-Element Cyclic Molecules” (No. 14044022) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan. This work was carried out under the 21st Century COE program of “Future Nano-materials” in Tokyo University of Agriculture & Technology.