A palladium catalysed cyclisation-carbonylation of bromodienes: control in carbonylation over facile beta-hydride elimination.
Conditions have been found for the efficient palladium mediated cyclisation-carbonylation of bromodienes to give gamma,lambda-unsaturated acids.
School of Chemistry, Bristol University, Cantock's Close, Bristol, UK BS8 1TS. v.aggarwal@bristol.ac.uk
Varinder K
VK
Aggarwal
Paul W
PW
Davies
William O
WO
Moss