Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.136, No.44, 15469-15472, 2014
Construction of Erythrinane Skeleton via Pd(0)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Dearomatization of para-Aminophenols
A novel Pd(0)-catalyzed intramolecular arylative dearomatization of para-aminophenol derivatives is described. In the presence of 1.25 mol % [Pd(C3H5)Cl](2) and 3.75 mol % RuPhos, the arylative dearomatization reaction proceeds smoothly for a broad range of substrates, offering an efficient synthetic route to erythrinane derivatives in excellent yields.