Cu(II)-Catalyzed 6π-Photocyclization of Dienynes

The first 6 pi-photocyclization of dienynes was developed, which provides a new and effective protocol for the synthesis of the phenyl ring in excellent yields with nice functional group tolerance. In this transformation, the Cu(OTf)(2) catalyst plays a key role in the conversion of alkyne moiety into an alkene-type moiety, which means that the dienyne reactant is converted into a triene-type substrate. Thus, this reaction proceeds via a Cu(II)-catalyzed 6 pi-photocyclization of triene-type derivatives.