A Cascade Dehydrogenative Cross-Coupling/Annulation Reaction of Benzamides with β-Keto Esters for the Synthesis of Isoquinolinone Derivatives
Guo-Dong Xu and Zhi-Zhen Huang*
*Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou
310028, P. R. China, Email: huangzhizhenzju.edu.cn
G.-D. Xu, Z.-Z. Huang, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 6265-6267.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02978 (free Supporting Information)
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Abstract
A novel Pd-catalyzed cascade dehydrogenative cross-coupling/annulation reaction of N-alkoxybenzamides with β-keto esters enables the synthesis of isoquinolinone derivatives. A plausible mechanism involves α-C(sp2)-H activation and a Pd(II)/Pd(IV) catalytic cycle.
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Key Words
isoquinolones, potassium peroxydisulfate
ID: J54-Y2017