PALLADIUM-CATALYZED REARRANGEMENT OF α-CYANOALLYLIC ACETATES APPLICATION TO A NEW SYNTHETIC METHOD FOR FURANS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)90494-0

Various types of α-cyanoallylic acetates were undergone the palladium-catalysed rearrangement to give the γ-acetoxy-α,β-unsaturated nitriles in high yields.These rearranged acetates were conveniently transformed into the furan derivatives often encountered in natural products by the reduction using diisobutylaluminum hydride.