Synfacts 2010(10): 1180-1180  
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1258596
Metal-Mediated Synthesis
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Preparation of Chalcones by Carbonylative Heck Reaction

Contributor(s): Paul Knochel, Andreas J. Wagner
X.-F. Wu, H. Neumann, M. Beller*
Leibniz-Institut für Katalyse e.V., Rostock, Germany
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Publication Date:
22 September 2010 (online)

Significance

The authors report here a carbonylative Heck reaction for the synthesis of substituted chalcones starting from aryl or alkenyl triflates. The reaction proceeds under palladium catalysis with 10 bar of carbon monoxide. Also, the possibility of a one-pot carbonylative coupling starting from phenol is demonstrated.