The synthesis of benzocyclobutenes from simple arenes bearing a directing group was investigated via the palladium-catalyzed cyclization of norbornene derivatives. This approach allowed for the facile construction of benzocyclobutenes along with the double functionalization of the C–H bonds at the positions ortho and meta to the directing group. This result shows that the key palladacyclopentene intermediate in the Catellani reaction can be prepared by the directed double ortho C–H activation of the substrate. The results of this study also revealed that the combination of an N-protected amino acid with benzoquinone (BQ) was effective for this transformation.
                                    研究了通过
钯催化的环化反应,将简单的带有导向基团的
芳烃合成
苯并环丁烯的方法。这种方法使得
苯并环丁烯的构建变得简单,同时实现了对导向基团邻位和间位C–H键的双功能化。该结果表明,Catellani反应中的关键
钯环戊烯中间体可以通过底物的定向双邻位C–H活化来制备。这项研究的结果还显示,将N保护的
氨基酸与苯醌(BQ)结合是有效的转化方法。