Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of stereodefined 3-[(1,1-unsymmetrically disubstituted)methylidene]isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones and stereodefined 5-[(1,1-unsymmetrically disubstituted)methylidene]furan-2(5H)-ones
R. Rossi et al., Palladium-catalyzed synthesis of stereodefined 3-[(1,1-unsymmetrically disubstituted)methylidene]isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones and stereodefined 5-[(1,1-unsymmetrically disubstituted)methylidene]furan-2(5H)-ones, TETRAHEDR L, 41(27), 2000, pp. 5281-5286
Treatment of (hetero)aryl halides with 2-(1-alkynyl)benzoic acids or (Z)-2-
en-4-ynoic acids in the presence of K2CO3 and a catalytic amount of Pd(PPh3
)(4) provides reaction mixtures in which stereodefined 3-[(1,1-unsymetrical
ly disubstituted)methylidene]isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ones and stereodefined 5-[
(1,1-unsymmetrically disubstituted)methylidene]furan-2(5H)-ones respectivel
y, are the major products. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv
ed.