A palladium-catalyzed multicomponent reaction involving olefin-tethered aryl iodides, arynes, and electrophilic alkenes has been developed for straightforward synthesis of o-alkylated arylacrylates and stilbenes through tandem intramolecular Heck cyclization/aryne dicarbofunctionalization.
Tuanli Yao, Jiazhe Hui, Tao Liu, Tao Li. Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component Carbocarbonation of Arynes: Expeditious Synthesis of o-Alkylated Arylacrylates and Stilbenes. The Journal of organic chemistry. 2021 Apr 16;86(8):5477-5488
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