Being compounds with multiple electrophilic centers, cross-conjugated enynones can be involved in various transformations upon treatment with electrophiles, in particular, Lewis and Bronsted acids, providing a convenient access to acyclic and cyclic compounds. This review covers literature data on electrophile-assisted reactions of substrates with cross-conjugated enynone scaffold toward the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds. The information is arranged according to the type of enynone motif, and chemical transformations of 2-(alkyn-1-yl)alk-2-en-1-ones and alk-1-en-4-yn-3-ones are discussed. The bibliography includes 52 sources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)829-836
Number of pages8
JournalChemistry of Heterocyclic Compounds
Volume56
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jul 2020

    Research areas

  • Brønsted acid, cyclization, electrophilic activation, enynone, furan, Lewis acid, metal catalysis, ANNULATIONS, Bronsted acid, 2-(1-ALKYNYL)-2-ALKEN-1-ONES, TANDEM, CASCADE, DIASTEREO, CYCLOADDITION, LIGANDS, DIYNE-ENONES, CYCLIZATION, HIGHLY SUBSTITUTED FURANS

    Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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