M. Presset, B. Michelet, R. Guillot, C. Bour, S. Bezzenine-Lafollée and V. Gandon
Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 5318-5321
DOI:
10.1039/C4CC09514F,
Communication
The first gallium- and calcium-catalyzed Meyer–Schuster rearrangements are described. Under substrate control, the incipient conjugated ketones can be trapped intramolecularly by β-keto esters or amides to yield cyclic products after aldol condensation or endo-Michael addition. An interesting additive effect that promotes the latter tandem process with calcium has been found.