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Org Biomol Chem. 2014 Feb 14;12(6):876-80. doi: 10.1039/c3ob42314j.

Pd(0)-catalyzed regio- and stereoselective cyclization of alkynes: selective synthesis of (E)-4-(isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ylidene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and aze/oxepinoindoles.

Organic & biomolecular chemistry

Avanashiappan Nandakumar, Selvarangam E Kiruthika, Kanagaraj Naveen, Paramasivan Thirumalai Perumal

Affiliations

  1. Organic Chemistry Division, CSIR-Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai-600020, Tamil Nadu, India. [email protected].

PMID: 24357272 DOI: 10.1039/c3ob42314j

Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed highly regio- and stereoselective 6-exo-dig and 7-endo-dig cyclization of functionalized propargylic compounds has been developed for the synthesis of (E)-4-(isobenzofuran-1(3H)-ylidene)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinolines and aze/oxepinoindoles.

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