Phenols as C- and O-nucleophiles in palladium-catalysed allylic substitutions

Bastien Nay, Jean François Peyrat, Joseph Vercauteren

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Abstract

Syntheses of 2-phenyl-2H-chromene (3-flavene) and cinnamaldehyde aryloxy-hemiacetal, involving nucleophilic substitution by phenols of the π- allyl palladium complex formed from the acylal of cinnamaldehyde in the presence of catalytic amounts of palladium(0) (10 mol-%), are presented. Alternatively, the corresponding alcohol acetates furnish 1,3-diarylpropenes and cinnamyl aryl ethers. Our results demonstrate the potent C- nucleophilicity of phloroglucinol in Tsuji-Trost reactions in flavonoid synthesis, and again illustrate the already well established O- nucleophilicity of phenols.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2231-2234
Number of pages4
JournalEuropean Journal of Organic Chemistry
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 1999
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Allyl complexes
  • C-C couplings
  • Chromene
  • Flavonoids
  • Palladium
  • Phenolic nucleophiles

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