Titouan Royal and Olivier Baudoin
Chem. Sci., 2019,10, 2331-2335
DOI:
10.1039/C8SC05058A,
Edge Article
An unusual γ-selectivity was observed in the arylation of γ,δ-unsaturated O-carbamates involving directed lithiation, transmetallation to zinc and Negishi coupling, when a specific combination of aryl electrophile and phosphine ligand is employed. Mechanistic studies indicate that an unusual, stereospecific haptotropic rearrangement of the palladium–diene intermediate is involved.