Highly regioselective three-component domino Heck-Negishi coupling reaction for the functionalization of purines at C6

Org Lett. 2014 Jan 3;16(1):262-5. doi: 10.1021/ol4032683. Epub 2013 Dec 12.

Abstract

A highly regioselective three-component domino Heck-Negishi coupling reaction has been developed. Organozinc reagents are used to trap an alkylpalladium intermediate of olefins for a first example in the domino Heck reaction. This reaction is applicable to acrylates (or acrylamides) and purine compounds, producing a series of novel purine compounds with carbon substituents at the C6 position in moderate to good yields.