Multicomponent and one-pot synthesis of trisubstituted pyridines through a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling/cross-coupling/cycloaddition sequence

Trisubstituted pyridines are regioselectively synthesized through multicomponent and one-pot processes promoted by a bifunctional Pd-catalyst. The process involves formation of an enamine by Pd-catalyzed amination of an alkenyl bromide, formation of a 2-aza-1,3-butadiene by Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of a trimethylsilylimine with an alkenyl bromide, and Lewis acid catalyzed cycloaddition between the enamine and the azadiene. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.