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Synlett 1998; 1998(10): 1111-1113
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1868
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Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of o-Alkynylphenols with Propargyl Carbonates. A Synthesis of 2-Substituted-3-Allenylbenzo[b]furans

Nuno Monteiro* , Andreas Arnold, Geneviève Balme
  • *Laboratoire de chimie organique I, associé au CNRS, Université Claude Bernard, CPE, 43 Bd du 11 Novembre 1918, 69622 Villeurbanne, France; Fax (0)4.72.43.12.14; E-mail: balme@univ-lyon1.fr
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31 December 2000 (online)

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The palladium-catalyzed reaction of 2-alkynylphenols with tertiary propargyl carbonates gives 2-substituted 3-allenyl benzo[b]furans in moderate to good yields. This heteroannulation promoted by a σ-allenylpalladium complex proceeds under neutral conditions.

o-alkynylphenols - propargyl carbonates - palladium catalysis - endo-dig heteroannulation - 3-allenylbenzo[b]furans

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