Recent Advancement in Palladium Catalysed C-C bond Activation of Strained Ring Systems: Three and four-membered carbocycles as prominent C3/C4 building blocks

In recent years, transition metal catalysed strong C-C bond activation has significantly attracted the attention of synthetic chemists. This enables simultaneous and direct functionalization of two different M-C bonds. Among different types of C-C bond activation strategies, strain-driven C-C bond activation has resulted in a variety of transformations, which is otherwise impossible. In this context, palladium catalyst has been extensively used and studied due to its robust nature in terms of its reactivity and selectivity. Herein, we have provided a brief discussion about palladium catalysed C-C bond activation of three and four-membered cycloalkane derivatives.