Controlling Mode Selectivity in Palladium-Catalyzed Bisdiene Carbocyclizations:  Optimizing for Cyclization-Trapping over Cycloisomerization

James M. Takacs, Scott D. Schroeder, Jianxin Han, Meg Gifford, Xun-tian Jiang, Twana Saleh, S. Vayalakkada, Amy H. Yap

Organic Letters · 2003 · 25 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

[reaction: see text] Screening combinations of five catalyst precursors with 13 phosphorus ligands identified cyclization catalysts that favor carbocyclization-trapping with N-hydroxyphthalimide over a competing cycloisomerization mode.

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