A palladium-catalyzed three-component intermolecular aryletherification reaction of ferrocene-substituted allenes, aryl iodides and phenols or alcohols is reported. In this three-component reaction, two new C–C and C–O bonds are formed in one step with high regio- and stereoselectivity. The high selectivity obtained in this reaction can be attributed to the steric effect of the bulky ferrocene group.
A novel three-component assembly of allenic alcohols, aryl iodides and 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds into 3,3-disubstituted allylic alcohols was promoted in the presence of a palladium source.
A simple synthetic procedure for the Pd-catalyzed hydroarylation of diazoacetic ester has been previously developed in our laboratory. Now we have applied this methodology for hydroarylation of α-diazocarboxylates/α-diazophosphonates. Diazo compounds reacted with aryl iodides and formic acid to afford diarylated esters or phosphonates in yields up to 71%.
Herein, we describe our initial development of an asymmetric Pd-catalyzed annulation between aryl iodides and racemic epoxides for synthesis of 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans using a chiral norbornene cocatalyst. A series of enantiopure ester-, amide- and imide-substituted norbornenes have been prepared with a reliable synthetic route. Promising enantioselectivity (42-45% ee) has been observed using the isopropyl ester-substituted norbornene (N1*) and the amide-substituted norbornene (N7*).
Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Diazocarboxylates and Diazophosphonates
