| Abstract: | Pd(dba)2[dba = dibenzylideneacetone]/PPh3-or Pd(PPh3)4-catalyzed cyclizations of acetoxy-dienes 2 → 3 and 10 → 11 gave 1-vinyl-2-methylidene-subsituted cyclopentances and cyclohexanes in high yield, consistent with a palladium-ene/β-elimination mechanism ( D → E → F , Scheme 2). The efficient and highly stereoselective cyclizations 7 → 7 and 8 → 9 illustrate intramolecular allylpalladium insertions into 1,2-dialkyl-, trialkyl-, trialkyl-, and cyclic alkenes followed by elimination of the exocyclic β–H giving 1,2-divinylcyclopentanes. These new olefin insertions proceed faster in AcOH (compared to THF) and occur preferentially cis relative to the Pd ( 13 → 14 → 15 ). |
