Sequential Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling/Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Cyclization: An Entry to Functionalized Cycloalkane-Fused Naphthalenes.
Camilo Mahecha-MahechaFrédéric LecornuéSumita AkinariThomas CharoteDiego Gamba-SánchezTomohiko OhwadaSébastien ThibaudeauPublished in: Organic letters (2020)
Functionalized angular cycloalkane-fused naphthalenes were prepared using a two-step process involving a Pd-catalyzed Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl pinacol boronates and vinyl triflates followed by a boron trifluoride etherate-catalyzed cycloaromatization.