Sequential Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation/retro-Dieckmann Fragmentation Strategy for the Synthesis of α-Substituted Acrylonitriles.
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21
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9348 - 9352
DOI
10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03522
Journal
Org Lett
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A straightforward synthesis of α-substituted acrylonitriles is described using 4-cyano-3-oxotetrahydro-thiophene (c-THT) as an acrylonitrile surrogate. This unprecedented two-step sequence featuring a palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation (Pd-AA) and a retro-Dieckmann fragmentation provides a general entry into diversely substituted 1,4-dienes.