Palladium-Catalyzed Formal [4 + 1] Annulation via Metal Carbene Migratory Insertion and C(sp2)-H Bond Functionalization
A highly efficient and operationally simple palladium-catalyzed formal [4 + 1] annulation reaction has been developed. The reaction is featured by the formation of two different C-C bonds on a carbenic center. It represents a concise method for the synthesis of a wide range of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and 1H-indenes with easily available (trimethylsilyl)diazomethane as the carbene source. Metal carbene migratory insertion and C(sp2)-H bond activation are proposed as the key steps in this transformation. The reaction further demonstrates the versatility of the carbene-based coupling in combination with various transition-metal-catalyzed transformations.
Halogen-Adjusted Chemoselective Synthesis of Fluorene Derivatives with Position-Controlled Substituents
Fluorenes have been synthesized through an efficient novel Pd-catalyzed tandem cross-coupling reaction; these substrates are fascinating building blocks found in organic photoelectric materials. The position of the substituent on fluorenes could be conveniently tuned by changing the halogen in the ortho-halobenzyl bromide substrates when coupled with various arylboronic acids. This newly developed synthetic approach could achieve the potential diversity in fluorene-based molecular architectures.