10.1021/acs.joc.6b02227.s002 Weigao Hu Weigao Hu Jia Zheng Jia Zheng Jianxiao Li Jianxiao Li Bifu Liu Bifu Liu Wanqing Wu Wanqing Wu Haiyang Liu Haiyang Liu Huanfeng Jiang Huanfeng Jiang Assembly of Polysubstituted Maleimides via Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reaction of Alkynes with Isocyanides American Chemical Society 2016 reaction conditions alkyne N sources synthesis assembly Polysubstituted Maleimides Isocyanide Alkyne scope palladium-catalyzed cyclization reaction substrate Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization Reaction isocyanide polysubstituted maleimide derivatives transformation hydrolysis bond 2016-11-16 00:00:00 Dataset https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Assembly_of_Polysubstituted_Maleimides_via_Palladium-Catalyzed_Cyclization_Reaction_of_Alkynes_with_Isocyanides/4263368 An efficient and convenient palladium-catalyzed cyclization reaction of alkynes with isocyanides is described herein. This protocol allows the practical synthesis of many valuable polysubstituted maleimide derivatives after hydrolysis with a broad scope of substrates and mild reaction conditions. C–C, CO, and C–N bonds were constructed in this transformation with isocyanide serving as both C and N sources.