Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation of Diketoester–Dioxinones with Allyl Acetates under Neutral Conditions: Synthesis of Hexasubstituted Benzene Derivatives

Intermolecular palladium(0)-catalyzed allylic alkylation of diketoester–dioxinones was performed under neutral conditions with 2-alkenyl and 2-cycloalkenyl acetates. Subsequent aromatization using cesium carbonate gave rise to isopropylidene-protected hexasubstituted resorcylates

Total Syntheses of Angelicoin A, Hericenone J, and Hericenol A via Migratory Prenyl- and Geranylation–Aromatization Sequences

A five-step synthesis of the natural product angelicoin A using a late stage highly regioselective palladium(0)-catalyzed decarboxylative prenyl migration and aromatization sequence as the key step is reported. The method was extended with geranyl migration in eight-step total syntheses of hericenone J and hericenol A from geraniol