Junjie Chen, Xiuling Han and Xiyan Lu
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2020,18, 8850-8853
DOI:
10.1039/D0OB01975E,
Communication
A palladium(II)-catalyzed cyclization of 2-ethynylaniline tethered cinnamyl acetate involving aminopalladation/alkene insertion/β-acetoxy elimination cascade processes was established. The new protocol provides efficient access to indenoindoles in moderate to good yields under mild conditions.