Enabling the Rearrangement of Unactivated Allenes to 1,3-Dienes by Use of a Palladium (0)/Boric Acid System
Yassir Al-Jawaheri, Matthew Turner, Marc C. Kimber *
*School of Science, Department of Chemistry, Loughborough
University, LE11 3TU, U.K., Email: M.C.Kimberlboro.ac.uk
Y. Al-Jawaheri, M. Turner, M. C. Kimber, Synthesis, 2018, 50, 2329-2336.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1591580
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Abstract
A unique palladium hydride complex generated from a simple Pd source and boric acid [B(OH)3] enables a redox neutral rearrangement of an allene to a 1,3-diene.
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Key Words
allenes, 1,3-dienes, isomerisation, palladium, boric acid, palladium hydride complex
ID: J66-Y2018