Catalytic Direct Nucleophilic Substitution of Primary Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts and Application to the Straightforward Synthesis of Dihydroisoindolones
iron/boron-catalyzed direct nucleophilicsubstitution of functionalized primary allylic alcohols with a large variety of nucleophiles. The resulting substitution products are useful synthetic platforms for heterocycle synthesis, as illustrated in a ready access to tetrahydroisoindol-4-ones. An interesting γ-carbonyl effect permits the dual iron/boron-catalyzed direct nucleophilicsubstitution of functionalized