Synlett. 2006 Nov 13;2007(4):571-582. doi: 10.1002/ejoc.200600767.
Synlett : accounts and rapid communications in synthetic organic chemistry
John P Wolfe
PMID: 19183704 PMCID: PMC2633094 DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200600767
The development of Pd-catalyzed carboetherification and carboamination reactions between aryl/alkenyl halides and alkenes bearing pendant heteroatoms is described. These transformations effect the stereoselective construction of useful heterocycles such as tetrahydrofurans, pyrrolidines, imidazolidin-2-ones, isoxazolidines, and piperazines. The scope, limitations, and applications of these reactions are presented, and current stereochemical models are described. The mechanism of product formation, which involves an unusual intramolecular syn-insertion of an alkene into a Pd-Heteroatom bond is also discussed in detail.