title: Cross-coupling/cyclization reactions of two different allenic moieties.
abstract: The allene moiety represents an excellent building block for allene cross-coupling cyclization reactions, affording heterocyclic skeletons in a single step. This strategy is of particular interest when two different allene derivatives are involved in a series of metal-catalyzed cross-coupling heterocyclization processes. This Concept article is focused on the Pd-catalyzed union of two different allenic moieties, with cyclization of at least one of them by intramolecular cyclometalation. These new, versatile, and highly effective transformations are complex multistep processes leading to potential privileged structures that could find wide applications in related medicinal chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Lactamas y Heterociclos Bioactivos, Departamento de Química Orgánica I, Facultad de Química, Unidad Asociada al CSIC, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Facultad de Química, 28040-Madrid, Spain. alcaideb@quim.ucm.es
authors.forename: Benito
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alcaide
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Almendros
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Martínez del Campo