Exploiting [2+2] cycloaddition chemistry: achievements with allenes

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Gold(I) Catalyzed Transformation of N-Tethered 1,5-Bisallenes to 6,7-Dimethylene-3-azabicyclo[3.1.1]heptanes

(2009) Soo Min Kim et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Carbonylative [2+2+1] Cycloaddition of Bis(allene)s: Bicyclo[6.3.0]undecadienones and Bicyclo[5.3.0]decadienones

(2009) Fuyuhiko Inagaki et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Thermodynamic Control of the Electrocyclic Ring Opening of Cyclobutenes: CX Substituents at C-3 Mask the Kinetic Torquoselectivity

(2009) Joann M. Um et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Stereocontrolled entry to the tricyclo[3.3.0]oxoheptane core of bielschowskysin by a [2+2] cycloaddition of an allene-butenolide

(2009) Ru Miao et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Sugars, Alkaloids, and Heteroaromatics: Exploring Heterocyclic Chemistry with Alkoxyallenes†

(2008) Malte Brasholz et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Photochemical Reactions as Key Steps in Organic Synthesis

(2008) Norbert Hoffmann   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Palladium-Catalyzed Diastereo- and Enantioselective Wagner−Meerwein Shift: Control of Absolute Stereochemistry in the C−C Bond Migration Event

(2008) Barry M. Trost et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Endocyclic Allenes and Their Application in Stereoselective [2 + 2]Cycloaddition with Ketenes

(2008) Masamichi Ogasawara et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Gold-Catalyzed [2+2] Cyclization of Alkyne-propargylic Pivaloates to Fused Bicyclic Compounds

(2008) Chang Oh et al.   SYNLETT

Intramolecular thermal allenyne [2+2] cycloadditions: facile construction of the 5–6–4 ring core of sterpurene

(2007) Timo V. Ovaska et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS