Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative Benzylation of Diphenylglycinate Imines

Wendy H. Fields, Jason J. Chruma

Organic Letters · 2009 · 80 citations · 36 references

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Abstract

General reaction conditions for the Pd-catalyzed decarboxylative benzylation of benzyl diphenylglycinate imines are described. The overall procedure requires a simple catalyst/ligand combination to form a new Csp(3)-Csp(3) bond. Microwave irradiation greatly accelerated the transformation. Moreover, various heteroaromatic moieties are tolerated in both the imine and ester components.

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