posted on 2011-11-04, 00:00authored byTuo Jiang, Andreas K. Å. Persson, Jan-E. Bäckvall
A stereoselective palladium-catalyzed oxidative carbocyclization/arylation of enallenes is described. The reaction shows wide tolerance toward highly functionalized arylboronic acids and results in a cis addition of two carbon moieties to an olefin in good to excellent yields.