Palladium-mediated direct synthesis of N-substituted 4-methyl- and 4-ethylisoquinolone derivatives
N-Substituted 4-methyl- and 4-ethylisoquinolone derivatives are prepared from different N-allylbenzamide derivatives in a single step through a ligand-free palladium-mediated intramolecular Heck cyclization. Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart.