A palladium (Pd)-catalyzed endo-selective Heck reaction of iodomethylsilyl ethers of phenols and aliphatic alkenols has been developed. Mechanistic studies reveal that this silyl methyl Heck reaction operates via a hybrid Pd-radical process and that the silicon atom is crucial for the observed endo selectivity. The obtained allylic silyloxycycles were further oxidized into (Z)-alkenyldiols.

We report Pd‐ and Ni‐catalysed, guided and regioselective CH arylations of a series of fused 3‐nitropyridines. The method described here is a facile tool for the chemical functionalisation of drug‐like fused pyridines. The scope and limitations of the reaction, the chemical potential of the nitro group and a putative reaction mechanism are discussed.

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