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Facile Preparation of (2Z,4E)-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Highly efficient and regioselective allylation with allylic alcohols catalyzed by [Mo(3)S(4)Pd(eta(3)-allyl)]
Yinsong Tao1, Bo Wang, Baomin Wang
1State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
A highly efficient and regioselective allylation reaction of amines and active methylene compounds directly using allylic alcohols under mild conditions catalyzed by the novel cubane-type sulfido [(Cp*Mo)(3)(mu(3)-S)(4)Pd(eta(3)-allyl)][PF(6)](2) clusters has been developed. A variety of allylic alcohols and nucleophiles including amines and active methylene compounds are investigated, and in the case of allylic alcohols bearing substituents at either the alpha- or gamma-position only linear products are obtained.
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