Asymmetric Intermolecular Heck Reaction of Propargylic Acetates and Cycloalkenes to Access Fused Cyclobutenes

AngewchemAsymmetric Intermolecular Heck Reaction of Propargylic Acetates and Cycloalkenes to Access Fused Cyclobutenes: An asymmetric Heck annulation of propargylic acetates with several types of cyclic olefins affords highly strained cyclobutenes in high enantioselectivity.

Source: Organometallic Current - October 23, 2017 Category: Chemistry Tags: Pd Catalyzed Source Type: blogs