title: Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative Heck-type reactions of alkyl iodides.
abstract: A palladium-catalyzed carbonylative Heck-type cyclization of alkyl halides is described. Treatment of a range of primary and secondary alkyl iodides with catalytic palladium(0) under CO pressure forms a variety of synthetically versatile enone products. The reactivity described represents a rare example of a palladium-catalyzed Heck-type cyclization involving unactivated alkyl halides with β-hydrogens. Alkene substitution is well tolerated, and mono- and bicyclic carbocycles may be easily accessed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-3290, USA.
authors.forename: Kayla S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Bloome
authors.forename: Erik J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Alexanian