Synlett 2006(18): 3158-3160  
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-944199
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Heck Reaction of 2-(Arylmethylene)cyclopropylcarbinols with Iodobenzene

Min Shi*, Bao-Yu Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 354 Fenglin Lu, Shanghai 200032, P. R. of China
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Received 30 December 2005
Publication Date:
29 June 2006 (online)

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Abstract

Palladium(0)-catalyzed Heck reaction of 2-(arylmethylene)cyclopropylcarbinols with iodobenzene produces the corresponding ring-opened 4,5-arylphenylpent-4-enals as the major products in moderate yields in the presence of KF in acetonitrile-water with 2,2′-bipyridine as a ligand.