Palladium-Catalyzed Selective Carboelimination and Cross-Coupling Reactions of Benzocyclobutenols with Aryl Bromides

Andrei Chtchemelinine, David Rosa, Arturo Orellana

The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2011 · 74 citations · 38 references

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Abstract

The palladium-catalyzed selective β-carboelimination and cross-coupling chemistry of benzocyclobutenols is described. In contrast to the base-mediated ring-opening reactions of benzocyclobutenols, this variant proceeds with exclusive cleavage of the proximal bond.

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