Jingjie Li, Ceheng Tan, Xinpeng Mu, Jianxian Gong*, Zhen Yang*
Chin. J. Chem. 2017, 35, 562
Herein a Pd-catalyzed intramolecular allylation reaction of unprotected allylic alcohols was developed, and the reaction proceeded through a Pd(II)-mediated allylic carbocation species formation, followed by a Friedel-Crafts type annulation to afford functionalized chromanes.
