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Atom-Economic Synthesis of 4-Pyrones from Diynones and Water

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  † These authors contributed equally to this work.

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08 January 2017

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Abstract
Transition-metal-free synthesis of 4-pyrones via TfOH-promoted nucleophilic addition/cyclization of diynones and water has been developed. This transformation is simple, atom economical and environmentally benign, providing rapid and efficient access to substituted 4-pyrones.
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