A Highly Regioselective Salt-Free Iron-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation
Bernd Plietker
*Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart,
Pfaffenwaldring 55, 70569 Stuttgart, Germany, Email: bernd.plietker
oc.uni-stuttgart.de
B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 1469-1473.
Abstract
A salt-free, regioselective Fe-catalyzed allylic alkylation of allyl carbonates with active methylene compounds gave coupled products in good to excellent yields. Addition of triphenylphosphane led to a significant increase of the reactivity of the stable Fe(-II) complex.
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Regioselective Iron-Catalyzed Allylic Amination
B. Plietker, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006, 45, 6053-6056.
Key Words
active methylene compounds, iron, nucleophiles, regioselectivity
ID: J06-Y2006-3180
