posted on 2010-10-15, 00:00authored byKyohei Fujiwara, Takuya Kurahashi, Seijiro Matsubara
The decarbonylative cycloadditions of phthalimides with 1,3-dienes were performed by using nickel catalyst. The reactions afford 3-vinyldihydroisoquinolones regioselectively with respect to both 1,3-dienes and phthalimides.