Eight-membered palladacycles derived from the insertion of olefins into the Pd-C bond of ortho-palladated pharmaceuticals phenethylamine and phentermine. Synthesis of stable heck-type intermediates containing accessible β-hydrogens and its use in the synthesis of 2-styrylphenethylamines, tetrahydroisoquinolines, and eight-membered cyclic amidines

1. Vicente, J.
2. Saura-Llamas, I.
3. García-López, J.-A.
4. Bautista, D.