Palladium(ii)-catalyzed direct O-alkenylation of 2-arylquinazolinones with N-tosylhydrazones: an efficient route to O-alkenylquinazolines

Abstract

An efficient Pd(II)-catalyzed direct O-alkenylation of 2-arylquinazolinones with simple ketone-derived N-tosylhydrazones is reported. In this reaction, O-alkenylquinazolines were obtained in good yields, with excellent functional group tolerance. Pd–carbene migratory insertion is proposed as the key step in the reaction mechanism.