Selective hetero- and carbo-cycle syntheses via masked cyclopalladated secondary amine and ketone functions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(94)88054-9

The iodo-bridged or cationic cyclopalladated complexes 1b and 1c derived from N-phenyl-2-pyridylamine and 4b derived from phenyl-2-pyridylketone reacted with internal alkynes to yield five-membered heterocyclic 3 and carbocyclic products 6 with high chemo