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Org Lett
; 8(3): 447-50, 2006 Feb 02.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16435856
ABSTRACT
[reaction: see text]. Reaction of propargyl acetate with water catalyzed by Hg(OTf)2 afforded vinyl ketone as the major product along with a dimeric vinyl mercuric product and normal hydration products in small amounts. The reaction is an alternative to the Meyer-Schuster and Rupe rearrangement applicable to primary alcohols, although the mechanism is entirely different.