a Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, PO Box 270216, Rochester, NY 14627, USA b PPG Industries Inc., Allison Park, PA 15101, USA
Abstract:
Medium-ring olefinic ketone and lactone enolsilanes were subjected to palladium(II)-mediated cycloalkenylation conditions. Diverse bicyclic ring products were obtained in moderate to good yields. The effect of olefin geometry and ring size is discussed.