A new approach has been developed for the synthesis of the fluorinated
Kitahara-Danishefsky’s diene analogue, (E)-1-benzyloxy-3-fluoro-1,3-butadiene,
via a Pd-catalyzed process. This novel fluorine-containing diene
reacts with various dienophiles to provide useful 1-fluorocyclohexene
derivatives in good yields.
Diels-Alder reaction - fluorine - palladium