M. Moreno-manas et al., Palladium(0)-catalyzed reaction of acidic anilines with (Z)-2-Butene-1,4-diyl dicarbonate - Preparation of n-aryl-4-vinyloxazolidin-2-ones, EUR J ORG C, (1), 1999, pp. 181-186
Palladium-cataiyzed reaction of acidic anilines with (Z)-2-butene-1,4-diyl
dicarbonate affords N-aryl-8-vinyloxazolidin-2-ones. The success of the rea
ction depends on the acidity of the aniline and requires in situ conversion
of the dicarbonale into carbamate carbonate by nucleophilic attack of the
aniline conjugate base followed by palladium-catalyzed intramolecular cycli
zation.