Palladium-catalyzed oxidative wacker cyclizations in nonpolar organic solvents with molecular oxygen: a stepping stone to asymmetric aerobic cyclizations

Autor: Brian M. Stoltz, Yeeman K. Ramtohul, Eric M. Ferreira, Raissa M. Trend
Rok vydání: 2003
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Zdroj: Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English). 42(25)
ISSN: 1433-7851
Popis: A variety of Pd-catalyzed oxidative nucleophile/alkene cyclizations proceeds in excellent yield under simple aerobic conditions in nonpolar media (Pd catalyst, pyridine, and O_2 in toluene). Nucleophiles for these cyclizations include phenols, carboxylic acids, amides, and primary alcohols. Additionally, enantioselective catalysis is feasible with a Pd-sparteine system (see picture). Enantioselectivities of up to 90 % ee are observed for simple phenol/alkene cyclizations.
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