Matsuda–Heck arylation of itaconates: a versatile approach to heterocycles from a renewable resource?

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry Pub Date: 2021-04-20 DOI: 10.1039/D1OB00392E

Abstract

Itaconic acid esters and hemiesters undergo Pd-catalyzed coupling reactions with arene diazonium salts in high to excellent yields. The coupling products of ortho-nitro arene diazonium salts can be converted in one or two steps to benzazepine-2-ones.

Graphical abstract: Matsuda–Heck arylation of itaconates: a versatile approach to heterocycles from a renewable resource
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