Four new [RuCl2(perimidine)(p-cymene)] complexes have been prepared and characterized. Upon reaction with 1,1-diphenylprop-2-yn-1-ol they generate catalyst precursors. which perform the cycloisomerization of diallyltosylamide into N-tosyl-alpha-methylenepyrrolidine. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
C1 Inonu Univ, Fac Sci & Arts, Dept Chem, Malatya 44069, Turkey.
Ege Univ, Dept Chem, TR-35100 Izmir, Turkey.