Synlett 2019; 30(11): 1366-1370
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1611538
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Alcohol-Directed ortho-C–H Alkenylation

Li Li
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Qinglan Liu
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State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. of China   Email: chenja@pkusz.edu.cn   Email: huangyong@pkusz.edu.cn
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State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University, Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. of China   Email: chenja@pkusz.edu.cn   Email: huangyong@pkusz.edu.cn
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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21825101, 21572004 for Y.H. and 21602007 for J.C.) and Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (JCYJ20170818085510474, JCYJ20160226105602871, JCYJ20170818085438996).
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Publication History

Received: 26 March 2019

Accepted after revision: 24 April 2019

Publication Date:
21 May 2019 (online)


Abstract

We report a simple and mild dehydrogenative cross-coupling reaction of unprotected arylethanols and acrylates. Unlike the case of previous reactions, in which prior functionalization of the substrate with a metal-coordinating site was required, free primary, secondary, or tertiary hydroxy groups were found to be effective directing groups for the ortho-C–H palladation and subsequent olefination.

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