A novel approach to aryl or alkenyl nitriles from benzyl and allyl halides has been developed. A tandem TBAB-catalyzed substitution and the subsequent novel oxidative rearrangement are involved in ...

An intramolecular asymmetric allylic O-alkylation/allylic dearomative spirocyclization cascade has been successfully developed with allyl aryl ethers. In the presence of palladium and a ...