Organic Letters · 2004 · 40 citations · 11 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMedicinal ChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst SynthesisCatalytic MaterialsHeterocycle SynthesisHeterocyclic ChemistryOrganic SynthesisAryl Halide CouplingHeterocycle FunctionalizationMild Reaction ConditionsPalladium CatalystsPalladium-catalyzed Cross-couplingRing-forming ReactionsTransition-metal-catalyzed FunctionalizationTransition-metal-catalyzed Heterocycle Synthesis
[reaction: see text] The palladium-catalyzed ring opening of dimethoxy oxabenzonorbornadiene with aryl or vinyl halides occurred under very mild conditions to give substituted 1,2-dihydronaphthols that were oxidized with IBX to furnish substituted naphthols in excellent overall yields.
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