Vinylcyclopropanes as All-Carbon 1,5-Dipoles: A Reactivity Switch for Palladium-Catalyzed (5 + 4) Cycloadditions

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Abstract

Azonanes were prepared by a palladium-catalyzed (5 + 4) cycloaddition between activated vinylcyclopropanes and 1-azadienes. During this process, the vinylcyclopropane partner displayed an unusual reactivity and behaved as an all-carbon 1,5-dipole. A N,N-bidentate ligand was required to inhibit the formation of thermodynamic (3 + 2) cycloadducts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2332-2336
Number of pages5
JournalOrganic Letters
Volume23
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2021
Externally publishedYes

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