Allylic derivatives intermolecular carbopalladation

Ma and co-workers have reported the selective synthesis of pyrrolidine derivatives through a three-component reaction based on a conceptually related strategy (Scheme 8.29) [72], Beginning with the catalytic intermolecular carbopalladation of y-allenic malonate 57 in the presence of a base, they succeeded in intercepting the internal carbonucleophile 58 with an imine such as the N-benzylidene p-toluenesulfonamide 59. The attack of the newly formed heteronucleophile on the 7r-allyl palladium intermediate affords the functionalized pyrrolidine 60 with high... 

As outlined in Sect. B and C, catalytic intermolecular carbopalladations of allenes followed by either /3-hydride elimination or intermolecular nucleophilic trapping provide 1,3-dienes or allyl derivatives bearing the nucleophile moiety, respectively, while an intermolecular carbopalladation followed by intramolecular trapping sequential reaction provides cyclic skeletons (Scheme 27). In Type I, the nucleophilic moiety is connected with the C—X bond, and in lype II it is attached to the allene moiety. 

The palladium-catalyzed reaction of allyl chloride 11 with the benzyne precursor 104 to produces phenanthrene derivatives 131 is also known [83]. A plausible mechanism for this intermolecular benzyne-benzyne-alkene insertion reaction is shown in Scheme 38. Initially n-allyl palladium chloride la is formed from Pd(0) and 11. Benzyne 106, which is generated from the reaction of CsF and 104, inserted into la to afford the aryl palladium intermediate 132. A second benzyne insertion into 132 produce 133 and subsequent carbopalladation to the alkene afford the cyclized intermediate 134. f>- Iydride elimination from 134 followed by isomerization gave 9-methylphenanthrene 131. 

Starting from dimedone, 3-allyl-substituted cyclohexa-l,4-diene-2,4-diyl bisnonafluo-robutanesulfonates have been prepared in four efficient steps. These 1,5-hexadienes under palladium catalysis first undergo intramolecular carbopalladation followed by dehydropalladation to yield a 8-methylenebicyclo[4.2.0]octa-l,4-dien derivative, which subsequently couples intermolecularly with added tert-butyl acrylate. In the presence of... 

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