Abstract
The synthesis of the novel benz[c]azocines, 11a and 11b was achieved following an 8-endo-trig selective intramolecular Heck reaction. Optimisation of this reaction demonstrated that inclusion of both tetra-n-butylammonium sulfate and water was essential for its success. No products from the corresponding 7-exo-trig process were encountered under these conditions.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 7187-7190 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Tetrahedron Letters |
Volume | 49 |
Issue number | 50 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 8 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank UCD for financial support and Dr. Dilip Rai for high resolution mass spectrometry.