A novel approach for the synthesis of 1,1,4,5-tetrasubstituted phthalans is developed via a tandem palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling/propargyl-allenyl isomerization/pentadehydro-Diels-Alder cyclization/regioselective nucleophilic addition sequence. The reaction shows good functional tolerance and provides… Click to show full abstract
A novel approach for the synthesis of 1,1,4,5-tetrasubstituted phthalans is developed via a tandem palladium-catalyzed Sonogashira coupling/propargyl-allenyl isomerization/pentadehydro-Diels-Alder cyclization/regioselective nucleophilic addition sequence. The reaction shows good functional tolerance and provides a wide variety of substituted phthalans in moderate to high yields from haloarenes, triynes, and protic nucleophiles, such as amines and alcohols, under very mild conditions.
               
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