Tetrahedron

Vinyl Weinreb amides: a versatile alternative to vinyl ketone substrates for the Heck arylation

DB Baker, PT Gallagher, TJ Donohoe

Index: Baker, David B.; Gallagher, Peter T.; Donohoe, Timothy J. Tetrahedron, 2013 , vol. 69, # 18 p. 3690 - 3697

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Abstract

This paper describes the use of unsaturated Weinreb amides as excellent substrates for the Heck reaction. Subsequent derivatization of the products with organometallic reagents allowed access to a variety of substituted vinyl ketones that could not have been prepared directly via Heck reaction on unsaturated ketone precursors.