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Lujia Zhou1, Sanliang Li2, Bing Xu1
1Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, China.
Abstract:
Sonogashira-type cross-couplings are one of the most significant alkynylations in organic chemistry. One of the first palladium-catalyzed intramolecular Heck/Sonogashira reactions of alkenes with terminal alkynes is now reported. With this method, a variety of uniquely substituted chiral benzene-fused heterocycles bearing a propargyl-substituted all-carbon quaternary stereocenter were obtained in a straightforward, high-yielding, and highly stereoselective manner under mild conditions. Salient features of this process include the use of readily available substrates, high selectivities, a broad substrate scope as well as versatile product functionalizations.
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