- Synthesis of 1-methyleneindenes via palladium-catalyzed tandem reactions.
Synthesis of 1-methyleneindenes via palladium-catalyzed tandem reactions.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2009-09-03)
Shengqing Ye, Ke Gao, Haibo Zhou, Xiaodi Yang, Jie Wu
PMID19724800
ABSTRACT
Palladium-catalyzed tandem reactions of 2-alkenylphenyl-acetylenes with CuCl2 or CuBr2 afforded 3-chloro- or 3-bromo-1-methyleneindenes in good yields; these compounds could be further elaborated via palladium-catalyzed coupling reactions.