Exploration of the 4-exo-dig cyclocarbopalladation in the discovery of new and original scaffolds afforded some unexpected results. The search for a way to produce sevenmembered ring systems led to polycyclic molecules bearing a tetrasubstituted carbon. The triple bond that substitutes the cyclohexene ring on the starting compound is crucial for a high stereoselectivity. This observation has been confirmed by the reaction of a nonsubstituted cyclohexene ring resulting in poor stereoselectivity and low yields.
The 4‐exo‐dig cyclocarbopalladation of vinyl bromides substituted with a triple or double bond resulted in impressive cascade reactions leading to different compounds under Suzuki cross‐coupling conditions upon a slight modification of the starting material. When the starting compound carries a triple bond, a single cascade occurs providing a structure containing an allene, a tetrasubstituted cyclopropane, and a cyclobutene with complete stereoselectivity. When the related starting material possessing a double bond is reacted under the same conditions in the presence of various vinyl boronic esters or acids, an efficient 8π‐electrocyclization provides tricyclic systems comprised of a cyclobutene unit, as well as a cyclooctatriene. Five carbons of the latter can be selectively decorated with different substituents depending on the choice of the starting material and the boronic coupling partner.
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