“Counter” Phase Transfer Catalysis by Water-soluble Phosphine Complexes. Catalytic Reduction of Allyl Chlorides and Acetates with Sodium Formate in Two-phase Systems

Abstract

Abstract In the reduction of allyl chlorides and acetates with sodium formate in a heptane-water two-phase system, water-soluble palladium complexes function as a novel type of catalyst which transports the substrate into the aqueous phase and causes it to react with sodium formate.