Efficient and Reusable PdCl2(MeCN)2/CuCl2/PEG-400 System for Cyclization of Alkenyl β-Keto Esters and Amides

Jin-Heng Li,* Qi-Ming Zhu, Yun Liang, and Dan Yang
Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China, and Department of Chemistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, P. R. China jhli@hunnu.edu.cn
J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70 (13), pp 5347–5349
DOI: 10.1021/jo0506635
Publication Date (Web): May 20, 2005
Copyright © 2005 American Chemical Society

Abstract

Abstract Image

PEG-400 [poly(ethylene glycol-400)] was found as an effective medium for the PdCl2(MeCN)2-catalyzed hydroalkylation cyclization of alkenyl β-keto esters and amides. In PEG-400, no additives such as Me3SiCl and Ln(OTf)3 were required for the complete conversion of alkenyl β-keto esters. The results also showed that CuCl2 could promote the reaction. In the presence of PdCl2(MeCN)2, CuCl2, and PEG-400, various alkenyl β-keto esters and amides underwent a selective cyclization reaction to give good to excellent yields of the desired six-membered-ring carbocycles. Furthermore, the PdCl2(MeCN)2/CuCl2/PEG-400 system could be recycled and reused five times without any loss of catalytic activity.

Citing Articles

View all 19 citing articles

Citation data is made available by participants in CrossRef's Cited-by Linking service. For a more comprehensive list of citations to this article, users are encouraged to perform a search in SciFinder.

This article has been cited by 5 ACS Journal articles (5 most recent appear below).

Tools

SciFinder Links

SciFinder subscribers:  Click to sign in | Not a SciFinder subscriber? Learn more at www.cas.org

Explore by:


History

  • Published In Issue June 24, 2005
  • Received April 5, 2005

Recommend & Share

  • Share on ACS NetworkACS Network
  • Add to FacebookFacebook
  • Tweet ThisTweet This
  • Add to CiteULikeCiteULike
  • Add to NewsvineNewsvine
  • Digg ThisDigg This
  • Add to DeliciousDelicious

Related Content

Other ACS content by these authors: