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Palladium-catalyzed C−H alkylation of gem-disubstituted ethylenes has been efficiently achieved with cyclobutanols as the coupling partners through an aryl to vinyl 1,4-palladium migration/ring-opening C–C cleavage cascade, giving trisubstituted alkenes in… Click to show full abstract
Palladium-catalyzed C−H alkylation of gem-disubstituted ethylenes has been efficiently achieved with cyclobutanols as the coupling partners through an aryl to vinyl 1,4-palladium migration/ring-opening C–C cleavage cascade, giving trisubstituted alkenes in high yields. The protocol features good regioselectivity, high yields, broad substrate scopes, and good functional group tolerance. The mechanistic studies implicate that the cross-coupling reaction occurs via oxidative addition, 1,4-palladium migration, ring-opening C–C cleavage, and reductive elimination. DFT calculations have revealed that the high efficiency of the protocol is attributed to the thermodynamically favored 1,4-palladium migration assisted by 2-fluorophenol.
Journal Title: ACS Catalysis
Year Published: 2019
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