Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.129, No.14, 4166-4166, 2007
Cobalt-catalyzed diastereoselective reductive [3+2] cycloaddition of allenes and enones
Allenes and enones undergo diastereoselective reductive [3 + 2] cycloaddition to form cyclopentanols in very good yields in the presence of CoI2(dppe), zinc, zinc iodide, and water.