Fujiwara–Moritani reaction catalysed by the commercially available heterogeneous palladiumcatalyst Pd/C. The reaction works efficiently in GVL, a biomass derived solvent, in the coupling between variously substituted acetanilides and electron-poor alkenes, with complete selectivity towards the ortho-substitution. Moreover, the catalyst can be easily recycled and reused for consecutive reaction runs. We also
Pd-catalyzed aerobic oxidative coupling of anilides with olefins was achieved through selective C–H bond activation. Compared to the previous studies, not only did we successfully use molecular oxygen to replace the chemical oxidant, but we also obtained improved yields for a number of substrates. The reaction tended to give high yields for electron-rich anilides and electron-deficient olefins, with
packed-bed flowreactor for the first time for the development of a heterogeneous palladium catalysed oxidative C–C bond formation process. In particular, we have defined an innovative tube-in-tube protocol for the Fujiwara–Moritani C–H alkenylation reaction in biomass-derived γ-valerolactone. Thanks to this novelflowsystem, the oxidative C–H activation process has been conducted using a sub-stoichiometric