Palladium-catalysed cyclotrimerisation reactions of polycyclic alkenes under the Stille and Grigg coupling conditions

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2000-09-11 DOI: 10.1039/B006698M

Abstract

Preformed or in situ generated polycyclic bromostannylalkenes react under palladium catalysis under Stille or Grigg reaction conditions to afford cyclotrimerised adducts via a three-fold carbon–carbon coupling reaction.

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