Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), 48(18), 3326-3328 (2009-02-05)
Boxing clever: Direct conversion of a terminal alkyne group into a beta-methoxyacrylate is realized with the aid of the bis(oxazoline) ligand (box). Acetyl and ketal protecting groups, free hydroxy groups, and acid-sensitive glycosidic bonds are not affected under the reaction
An enantioselective hydrogenation of simple fluorinated imines has been developed using Pd(OCOCF(3))(2)/(R)-Cl-MeO-BIPHEP as a catalyst, and up to 94% ee was achieved. This method provides an efficient route to enantioenriched fluorinated amines.
Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Direct ortho-C-H Acylation of Anilides by Oxidative Cross-Coupling with Aldehydes using tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide as Oxidant
A palladium-catalyzed aromatic decarboxylation reaction has been developed. With electron-rich aromatic acids, the reaction proceeds efficiently under fairly mild conditions in good yields. The method was useful with complex functionalized substrates containing hindered carboxylic acids.