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Fe(III)-Catalyzed Hydroallylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts
journal contribution
posted on 2018-02-19, 14:04 authored by Jifeng Qi, Jing Zheng, Sunliang CuiAn
Fe(III)-catalyzed hydroallylation of unactivated alkenes with
Morita–Baylis–Hillman adducts via an Fe-catalyzed process
is described. A variety of alkenes, including mono-, di-, and trisubstituted
alkenes, could all smoothly convert to structural diversified cinnamates
in this protocol. Interestingly, when the hydroxyl-containing alkenes
were used, various lactones could be rapidly assembled. Moreover,
this protocol could be applied to late-stage functionalization of
natural products.