Palladium-Catalyzed Domino Heck/Aryne Carbopalladation/C-H Functionalization: Synthesis of Heterocycle-Fused 9,10-Dihydrophenanthrenes.

A novel palladium-catalyzed domino Heck/aryne carbopalladation/C-H functionalization reaction using in situ generated arynes has been developed in which three new C-C bonds and a carbon quaternary center are formed. This methodology affords moderate to excellent yields of heterocycle-fused 9,10-dihydrophenanthrenes.