Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed macrocyclization of 1,2-diazonaphthoquinones with cyclic ethers

Mitsuru Kitamura; Masato Kisanuki; Koichi Kanemura; Tatsuo Okauchi

doi:10.1021/ol500222s

Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed macrocyclization of 1,2-diazonaphthoquinones with cyclic ethers

Org Lett. 2014 Mar 21;16(6):1554-7. doi: 10.1021/ol500222s. Epub 2014 Mar 3.

Authors

Mitsuru Kitamura¹, Masato Kisanuki, Koichi Kanemura, Tatsuo Okauchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Applied Chemistry, Kyushu Institute of Technology , 1-1 Sensuicho, Tobata, Kitakyushu, 804-8550 Japan.

PMID: 24588458
DOI: 10.1021/ol500222s

Abstract

Pd(OAc)2 was found to be an efficient catalyst for the macrocyclization of 1,2-diazonaphthoquinones and cyclic ethers. This transformation serves as an efficient method for the synthesis of protected 1,2-naphthalenediols.