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 language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2231-2234 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | European Journal of Organic Chemistry |
| Issue number | 9 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1999 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Allyl complexes
- C-C couplings
- Chromene
- Flavonoids
- Palladium
- Phenolic nucleophiles