Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.133, No.33, 12964-12967, 2011
Metal-Catalyzed Rearrangement of Cyclopropenes to Allenes
A novel transition-metal-catalyzed rearrangement of silylated cyclopropenes to the corresponding allenes is described. The presence of both the trimethylsilyl group on the cyclopropene and the platinum catalyst are crucial for this rearrangement.