No electron-withdrawing or electron-releasing substituents are necessary for the substrates in the rhodium-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition reaction between a vinylallene and an ordinary alkyne under mild conditions [Eq. (1)]. The use of the strongly electron-accepting P[OCH(CF3)2]3 ligand affords the optimal rhodium catalyst. cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene.
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Murakami et al. (1998) studied this question.