2011/01/01 by Shichao Yu, Shengming Ma · 2 citations
Chemistry · #Catalytic Alkyne Reactions #Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms #Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
paper · doi:10.1039/c0cc05640e
openalex publication_date 2011/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Allenes have proven themselves to be valuable building blocks toward complex molecular targets, revealing novel applications in natural product synthesis, pharmaceutical chemistry and materials science. The ongoing interest in allene chemistry results in a variety of new methodologies and pathways for the synthesis of allenes. This feature article highlights some of the recent important developments on the synthesis of allenes and the applications on the synthesis of allenic natural products and allenic-based optoelectronic materials.