Assembly of (E)-γ-Lactones Fused Five- or Six-Membered Ring via Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Annulation Reaction
Jianxiao Li1,2, Yanan Niu1, Dan He1
1Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510640, P. R China.
Abstract:
A palladium-catalyzed divergent cascade annulation reaction of unactivated cycloalkenes with alkynoic acids under aerobic conditions is accomplished. This catalytic protocol provides an efficient and economical strategy to accommodate a broad scope of (E)-γ-lactones fused five- or six-membered ring motifs with good regioselectivities and yields (57 examples, up to 94 % yield and E/Z up to 98 : 2). More importantly, the developed catalytic strategy is applicable to a wide array of unactivated cycloalkenes, including cyclopentene, cyclohexa-1,3-diene, cyclohexa-1,4-diene, cyclohepta-1,3-diene and conjugated 1,3-diene.
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