Synthesis of 3-Aryl-2-pyrones by Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Iodides with Cyclic Vinyldiazo Ester.

A palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction of aryl iodides with cyclic vinyldiazo ester was developed. The reaction provides various 3-aryl-2-pyrones in good yields with high functional group tolerance. The synthetic application of the resulting 3-aryl-2-pyrones as the diene component in a Diels-Alder reaction was also described.