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Pd-Catalyzed debenzylation and deallylation of ethers and esters with sodium hydride
Mao, Yujian,Liu, Ye,Hu, Yanwei,Wang, Liang,Zhang, Shilei,Wang, Wei
, p. 3016 - 3020 (2018)
Herein we demonstrate simply that the addition of Pd(OAc)2 as a promotor switches the reactivity of a commonly used base NaH to a nucleophilic reductant. The reactivity is engineered into a palladium-catalyzed reductive debenzylation and deallylation of aryl ethers and esters. This operationally simple, mild protocol displays a broad substrate scope and a broad spectrum of functional group tolerance (>50 examples) and high chemoselectivity toward aryl ethers over aliphatic structures. Moreover, the dual reactivity of NaH as a base and a reductant is demonstrated in efficient synthetic elaboration.
