Palladium-Catalyzed [4 + 3] Intramolecular Cycloaddition of Alkylidenecyclopropanes and Dienes

Moisés Gulı́as, Juan Durán, Fernando López, Luis Castedo, José L. Mascareñas

Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2007 · 124 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

Octa-5,7-dienylidenecyclopropanes undergo [4 + 3] intramolecular cycloaddition reactions upon treatment with appropriate palladium catalysts to give stereochemically rich bicyclo[5.3.0]octane systems in a completely diastereoselective manner.

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