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  • Diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed alpha-arylation of 4-substituted cyclohexyl esters.

Diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed alpha-arylation of 4-substituted cyclohexyl esters.

Organic letters (2008-10-29)
Eric A Bercot, Seb Caille, Tracy M Bostick, Krishnakumar Ranganathan, Randy Jensen, Margaret M Faul
ABSTRACT

A diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed arylation of 4-substituted cyclohexyl esters has been developed. The reaction proceeds at room temperature in the presence of [(t-Bu3P)PdBr]2 providing products in up to 37:1 dr.