Tandem Heck/Decarboxylation/Heck Strategy: Protecting-Group-Free Synthesis of Symmetric and Unsymmetric Hydroxylated Stilbenoids

Tandem Heck/Decarboxylation/Heck Strategy: Protecting-Group-Free Synthesis of Symmetric and Unsymmetric Hydroxylated Stilbenoids:

Ride the (micro)wave: The title strategy has been developed for the synthesis of various symmetric or unsymmetric hydroxylated stilbenoids utilizing 4-halophenols and acrylic acid as coupling partners (see scheme; DMA=N,N-dimethylacetamide, MW=microwave). Protecting groups are not necessary and a single palladium catalyst is used.

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