X. Marat et al., SEQUENTIAL MICHAEL ADDITION CARBOCYCLIZATION REACTIONS - A PALLADIUM-MEDIATED APPROACH TO HIGHLY FUNCTIONALIZED 3-METHYLENETETRAHYDROFURANS, Synlett, (7), 1997, pp. 845
A one-pot procedure for the preparation of highly functionalized 3-met
hylenetetrahydrofurans is described. The methodology is based on an ox
ygen nucleophile initiated Michael addition of propargyl alcohols to a
lkylidene or arylidenemalonates followed in situ by a palladium-mediat
ed exo-dig cyclization.