Palladium-catalyzed intramolecular decarboxylative allylic arylation of alpha-aryl-gamma-methylidene-delta-valerolactones.
A palladium-catalyzed intramolecular decarboxylative cyclization of alpha-aryl-gamma-methylidene-delta-valerolactones, followed by olefin isomerization, has been developed to give fused polycyclic aromatic compounds under mild conditions. The process described here can be regarded as a formal decarboxylative allylic arylation without using a pre-formed organometallic nucleophile. The reaction can be conducted on a gram scale and the products thus obtained are further derivatized with ease.
Shintani
Ryo
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Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan. shintani@kuchem.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Tsuji
Takaoki
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Park
Soyoung
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Hayashi
Tamio
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