Highly Z-Selective Double Bond Transposition in Simple Alkenes and Allylarenes through a Spin-Accelerated Allyl Mechanism
Daniel Kim, Guy Pillon, Daniel J. DiPrimio and Patrick L. Holland*
*Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States,
Email: patrick.holland
yale.edu
D. Kim, G. Pillon, D. J. DiPrimio, P. L. Holland, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 3070-3074.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c00856
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Abstract
A β-dialdiminate-supported, high-spin cobalt(I) complex can convert terminal alkenes, including allylbenzenes, to Z-2-alkenes with unprecedentedly high regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Deuterium labeling studies indicate that the catalyst operates through a π-allyl mechanism.
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ID: J48-Y2021
