Malonate enol ethers
are afforded in one step by condensation of
cyclic ketones with α-diazomalonates under [CpRu(CH3CN)3][BArF] catalysis. The dual reactivity
of these 2-vinyloxymalonates can be used to expand the classical range
of cyclizations derived from carbonyl ylide intermediates.
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