Termination of cyclic carbopalladation of alkynes via carbonylative la
ctamization can be achieved more satisfactorily with alkenyl or aryl h
alides containing an omega-carboxamido or omega-sulfonamido group than
with those containing an omega-amino group. The method appears to be
generally satisfactory for the preparation of fused cyclic systems con
sisting of six-membered rings, while the other cases require further d
evelopment. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd