Pd(II)/Pd(IV) catalytic enantioselective synthesis of bicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes via oxidative cyclization of enynes.

The first asymmetric Pd(II)/Pd(IV) catalysis has been achieved by employing the combination of a hypervalent iodine reagent and a chiral ligand, SPRIX. Enantioselective cyclization of enyne derivatives catalyzed by the Pd-i-Pr-SPRIX complex furnished lactones bearing a bicyclo[3.1.0]hexane skeleton with up to 95% ee.