Palladium-Promoted Neutral 1,4-Brook Rearrangement/Intramolecular Allylic Cyclization Cascade Reaction: A Strategy for the Construction of Vinyl Cyclobutanols

Org Lett. 2017 Jul 7;19(13):3478-3481. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01381. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

Abstract

A cascade reaction to build vinyl cyclobutanol rings through activation of vinyl epoxides by palladium, followed by 1,4-Brook rearrangement and intramolecular cyclization with a palladium complex of the resulting carbon anion, is described. Through this cascade reaction, several highly substituted cyclobutanol substrates were achieved in good yields with high stereoselectivities.

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  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't