Preparation of Aryloxetanes and Arylazetidines by Use of an Alkyl−Aryl Suzuki Coupling

Matthew A. J. Duncton, M. Angels Estiarte, Darlene Q. Tan, Carl Kaub, Donogh J. R. O’Mahony, Russell J. Johnson, Matthew Cox, William T. Edwards, Min Wan, John Kincaid,

Organic Letters · 2008 · 81 citations · 16 references

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Abstract

The oxetan-3-yl and azetidin-3-yl substituents have previously been identified as privileged motifs within medicinal chemistry. An efficient approach to installing these two modules into aromatic systems, using a nickel-mediated alkyl-aryl Suzuki coupling, is presented.

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