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SUBMITTER: Harris MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4063177 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Harris Michael R MR Konev Mikhail O MO Jarvo Elizabeth R ER
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20140523 22
Enantioenriched methylenecyclopentanes are synthesized by stereospecific, nickel-catalyzed Heck cyclizations of secondary benzylic ethers. The reaction proceeds in high yield and enantiospecificity for benzylic ethers of both π-extended and simple arenes. Ethers with pendant 1,2-disubstituted olefins form trisubstituted olefins with control of both absolute configuration and alkene geometry. Diastereoselective synthesis of a polycyclic furan is demonstrated. ...[more]