Versatile synthesis of (Z)-1-alkylidene-1, 3-dihydroisobenzofurans and 1H-isochromenes by palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of 2-alkynylbenzyl alcohols
An easy synthesis of (Z)-1-alkylidene-1, 3-dihydroisobenzofurans and 1H-isochromenes by palladium-catalyzed cycloisomerization of readily available 2-alkynylbenzyl alcohols under neutral conditions is reported. Reactions were carried out at 70–100° C in the presence of catalytic amounts (1–2%) of PdI2 in conjunction with 2equiv. of KI for 1.5–24 h. The preference towards the 5-exo-dig cyclization mode (leading to 1, 3-dihydroisobenzofurans ...
[Knight, David W.; Lewis, Paul B.M.; Abdul Malik; Mshvidobadze, Elena V.; Vasilevsky, Sergei F. Tetrahedron Letters, 2002 , vol. 43, # 50 p. 9187 - 9189]