Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Synthesis of α-Branched Enones from Aryl Iodides and Arylallenes

Ligand-Free Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Suzuki Couplings of Vinyl Iodides with Arylboronic Acids under Substoichiometric Base Conditions

A ligand-free palladium-catalyzed carbonylation of vinyl iodides with arylboronic acids, permitting the synthesis of chalcones and α-branched enones, has been established. This reaction proceeds smoothly at ambient pressure and temperature, and works well even with a substoichiometric amount of base. Importantly, this mild, efficient, and operationally simple protocol is suitable for the late-stage functionalization of an epiandrosterone-derived complex molecule.

Palladium catalyzed desulfurative coupling of allyl sulfides with organoboronic acids

A palladium catalyzed desulfurative coupling of allylthioethers with organoboronic acids under mild reaction conditions is described.

Palladium-catalyzed directing group assisted and regioselectivity reversed cyclocarbonylation of arylallenes with 2-iodoanilines

A palladium-catalyzed regioselective cyclocarbonylation of N-(2-pyridyl)sulfonyl (N-SO₂Py)-2-iodoanilines with allenes was developed. The regioselectivity of arylallenes was reversed. Control experiments and DFT calculations were performed to understand the reaction details.

Palladium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] annulation: access to chromone fused cyclopentanones with cyclopropenone as the CO source

A variety of chromone fused cyclopentanones are efficiently generated in good to high yields via palladium-catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] annulation, in which cyclopropenone was utilized for the first time as the sole CO surrogate in the carbonylation process.