Regioselective C-H Active Carbonylation via 1,4-Palladium Migration

Org Lett. 2023 Apr 28;25(16):2761-2766. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00567. Epub 2023 Apr 13.

Abstract

We report a highly regioselective three-component coupling reaction of styrene, CO gas, and an amine compound to synthesize multisubstituted α,β-unsaturated amides, which involves a palladium-catalyzed sequential 1,4-palladium migration, C(sp2)-H activation, carbonylation, and amination. Salient features of this strategy include the use of 1 atm of CO, excellent stereochemistry, and good functional group tolerance. Further, a series of control experiments and density functional theory calculations were performed to afford some insights for the transfer mechanism.