Palladium-Catalyzed Seven-Membered Silacycle Construction: 1,7-Enyne Hydroxycyclization To Give a Benzosilepine Skeleton

Org Lett. 2018 Apr 6;20(7):1773-1776. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.8b00271. Epub 2018 Mar 12.

Abstract

A palladium-catalyzed hydroxycyclization reaction of 1,7-enynes to afford seven-membered silacycles (1 H-benzo[ b]silepine skeletons) is developed. This is the first example of both seven-membered ring construction from enynes using a palladium catalyst and hydroxycyclization of enynes to give seven-membered silacycles.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't