Sy. Cho et al., SYNTHESIS OF 3-ALKYLFUROPYRIDINES VIA PALLADIUM-CATALYZED CYCLIZATIONOF IODOPYRIDINYL ALLYL ETHERS, Heterocycles, 43(8), 1996, pp. 1641-1652
The palladium-catalyzed cyclization of iodopyridinyl allyl ethers deri
ved from dihalopyridines and sodium allyl alkoxide provides furo[2,3-b
]pyridines, furo[3,2-c]pyridines, and furo[2,3-c]pyridines.