Regioselective access of alkylidendibenzo[c,f]oxocine framework via cyclocarbopalladation/cross-coupling cascade reactions and reductive Heck strategy

Abstract

Palladium-catalyzed dual strategies of cascade cyclocarbopalladation/cross-coupling of alkynes and a reductive Heck reaction have been developed to construct dibenzo[c,f]oxocine frameworks with tri- and tetra-substituted exo-cyclic alkenes with high stereo- and regio-control. The success of this efficient methodology has been demonstrated by the synthesis of a number of dibenzoxocines in moderate to good yields and in sufficient quantities to support their further development.