Development of an anomalous Heck reaction: skeletal rearrangement of divinyl and enyne carbinols

Org Lett. 2005 Dec 22;7(26):5845-8. doi: 10.1021/ol052382p.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] A general set of conditions that achieves the union of aryl halides and divinyl or enyne carbinols to afford tri- or tetrasubstituted olefins in good yields (up to 83%) is described. The mechanism by which this proceeds is believed to involve the intermediacy of a cyclopropanol, followed by a novel skeletal reorganization. The ability to suppress beta-hydride elimination of organopalladium intermediates appears to be critical to the success of these processes.