Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions of (α-Ethoxyvinyl)trimethylstannane with Vinyl and Aryl Triflates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00297a029

The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of vinyl triflates and halides with (α-ethoxyvinyl)trimethylstannane gives high yields of 2-ethoxy 1,3-dienes, which can be hydrolyzed to the corresponding α,β-unsaturated ketones.Aryl triflates undergo an analogous coupling reaction, providing a facile method for replacing the hydroxyl group of a phenol by an acyl group.The use of (α-ethoxyvinyl)trimethylstannane in palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling gives rise to vinyl and aryl α-ethoxyvinyl ketones and indirectly to the corresponding α-diketones (which result from their hydrolysis) and glyoxylates (which result from their ozonolysis).