Palladium/Acid Relay Catalyzed Tandem Heck Coupling/6‐Endo Cyclization between ortho‐Halogenated Benzoates and Unactivated Terminal Alkenes for the Synthesis of 1‐Isochromanones
We report a unique and expeditiousroute to synthesize 1‐isochromanone derivatives through palladium catalyzed tandem Heck coupling/6‐endo hydroacyloxylation cyclization between readily available ortho‐halogenated benzoates and unactivated alkenes. Various 2‐bromo or 2‐iodo benzoates can be coupled efficiently with a broad range of alkenes to afford functionalized 1‐isochromanones in high yields. Significantly