A new palladium(II)-catalyzed desulfitative Heck-Type arylation from sodium arenesulfinates
and Baylis–Hillman adducts for the synthesis of highly functionalized α-benzyl-β-keto
ester derivatives in good to excellent yields has been developed. This methodology
is simple and mild, it can utilize halogen bearing building blocks, and it has excellent
regioselectivity.
Key words
Heck reaction - Baylis–Hillman adducts - palladium - desulfitative - α-benzyl-β-keto
esters