The palladium(II)-catalyzed Nazarov reaction.
The PdCl(2)-catalyzed cyclization of alpha-alkoxy dienones leads to 2-hydroxycyclopentenones, whereas the Pd(OAc)(2)-catalyzed reaction leads to cross-conjugated cyclopentenones through an oxidative process. [reaction: see text]
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