Journal of the American Chemical Society

Palladium-catalyzed formal [4+ 2] cycloaddtion of o-xylylenes with olefins

R Kuwano, T Shige

Index: Kuwano, Ryoichi; Shige, Takenori Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2007 , vol. 129, # 13 p. 3802 - 3803

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Citation Number: 30

Abstract

o-(Silylmethyl) benzylic carbonates reacted with various conjugated olefins in the presence of the palladium catalyst, which was generated in situ from Pd (η3-C3H5) Cp and 1, 2-bis (diphenylphosphino) ethane (DPPE). The reaction provided 2-and/or 3-substituted tetralins in good yield. The catalytic reaction described here is equivalent to the [4+ 2] cycloaddition of o-xylylenes with dienophiles.