Chelation-controlled, palladium-catalyzed arylation of enol ethers with aryl triflates. Ligand control of selection for α-or β-arylation of [2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethene.
Palladium-catalyzed arylation reactions of [2-(Dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethene (1) with a series of aryl triflates were performed under a variety of reaction conditions. In particular, the influence of phosphine ligands and halide additives on regioselectivity were studied. It was found that the chelation-controlled arylation of 1 affords an expedient route for the conversion of phenols into arylacetaldehydes
A mild and novel palladium(II)-catalyzed domino Heck/Suzuki alpha,beta-diarylation-reduction of a dimethylaminoethyl substituted chelating vinyl ether was developed by using electron-rich arylboronicacids in combination with p-benzoquinone. Based on the preparative results, a catalytic cycle is proposed. Further, highly regioselective palladium(II)-catalyzed alpha- or beta-monoarylation of the chelating