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Efficient Synthesis of 3-Arylphthalides using Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Aldehydes with Organoboronic Acids

Masami Kuriyama*, Natsuki Ishiyama, Rumiko Shimazawa, Ryuichi Shirai and Osamu Onomura*

*Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan, Email: mkuriyamnagasaki-u.ac.jp, onomuranagasaki-u.ac.jp

M. Kuriyama, N. Ishiyama, R. Shimazawa, R. Shirai, O. Onomura, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 9210-9213.

DOI: 10.1021/jo901964k


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Abstract

A palladium-catalyzed arylation of aldehydes with organoboronic acids gave 3-arylphthalides in good to excellent yields with high substrate tolerance in the presence of a thioether-imidazolinium carbene ligand.

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Key Words

Phthalides


ID: J42-Y2009-3500