This paper describes the development of a palladium‐catalyzed decarboxylative inter‐ and intramolecular condensation reaction of isoxazol‐5(4 H)‐ones with carbonyl compounds in the presence of PPh3, giving various 2‐azabuta‐1,3‐dienes or pyrroles in moderate to high yields.
A formal two-carbon insertion into β-ketoesters with vinylmetal has been developed for the rapid synthesis of δ-ketoesters. This method features high efficiency, simple operation, and mild conditions without the usage of bases and catalysts. The reaction is postulated to proceed via a tandem process involving nucleophilic addition of vinylmetal to ketone, retro-aldol reaction to give an enolate anion