Chemical Communications 2011-05-14

PdCl2-catalyzed efficient allylation and benzylation of heteroarenes under ligand, base/acid, and additive-free conditions.

Feng-Quan Yuan, Lian-Xun Gao, Fu-She Han

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 47(18) , 5289-91, (2011)

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Abstract

We present a PdCl(2)-catalyzed protocol for highly efficient allylation and benzylation of a rich variety of N-, O-, and S-containing heteroarenes under base/acid, additive, and ligand-free conditions. The method represents the very few examples for simple, universally applicable, clean, and atom-efficient functionalization of heteroarenes.© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2011