Table 3 Three-component dearomative 1,4-vinylarylation reactiona.

From: Dearomative 1,4-difunctionalization of naphthalenes via palladium-catalyzed tandem Heck/Suzuki coupling reaction

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Entry

R′

R

Ar

15

Yield (%)

1

H

Et

Ph

15a

64

2

H

n-Pr

Ph

15b

71

3

H

n-Pent

Ph

15c

82

4

H

n-Pent

3-MeC6H4

15d

68

5

H

Ph

Ph

15e

65

6

H

Ph

3-MeC6H4

15f

62

7

H

4-MeC6H4

Ph

15g

61

8

H

4-tBuC6H4

Ph

15h

47

9

H

n-Pent

2-naphthyl

15i

59

10

4-Me

n-Pent

Ph

15j

83

11

4-OMe

n-Pent

Ph

15k

67

12

4-F

n-Pent

Ph

15l

80

13

5-Me

n-Pent

Ph

15m

55

14

5-F

n-Pent

Ph

15n

83

  1. aReaction conditions: 13 (0.2 mmol), 14 (0.3 mmol), Ar4BNa (0.2 mmol), Pd(dba)2 (0.01 mmol), L5 (0.02 mmol), KF (0.5 mmol), toluene (2 mL), 140 °C, 16 h, isolated yield.