Palladium-catalyzed amidation of enol triflates: a new synthesis of enamides

Org Lett. 2003 Nov 27;5(24):4749-52. doi: 10.1021/ol035959g.

Abstract

[reaction: see text] The palladium-catalyzed coupling of a range of enol triflates with amides, carbamates, and sulfonamides has been developed. This offers a simple and widely applicable synthesis of enamides, which may not be readily available by other means.