Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.136, No.52, 17926-17929, 2014
Endo-Selective Pd-Catalyzed Silyl Methyl Heck Reaction
A palladium (Pd)-catalyzed endo-selective Heck reaction of iodomethylsilyl ethers of phenols and aliphatic alkenols has been developed. Mechanistic studies reveal that this silyl methyl Heck reaction operates via a hybrid Pd-radical process and that the silicon atom is crucial for the observed endo selectivity. The obtained allylic silyloxycycles were further oxidized into (Z)-alkenyldiols.