Abstract
An optimized palladium-N-heterocyclic carbene catalyst system effects the palladium-catalyzed bisdiene cyclization-trapping with phenol at the 0.01% catalyst loading level with a TON of 7.6 × 103 and TOF of 280 h-1, values much higher than typically found for this and related carbocyclizations. The reaction scales well and the trans-substituted six-membered ring product is obtained in excellent yield on a 10-mmole scale without further optimization of the catalyst system or reaction conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1937-1942 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis |
Volume | 347 |
Issue number | 15 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2005 |
Keywords
- C-C coupling
- Cyclization
- Homogeneous catalysis
- N-heterocyclic carbenes
- Palladium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Organic Chemistry