Palladium‐Catalyzed Allylic Substitution at Four‐Membered‐Ring Systems: Formation of η<sup>1</sup>‐Allyl Complexes and Electrocyclic Ring Opening

Davide Audisio, Gopinadhanpillai Gopakumar, Lan‐Gui Xie, Luís G. Alves, C. Wirtz, Ana M. Martins, Walter Thiel, Christophe Farès, Nuno Maulide

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2013 · 33 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

Caught in the act: A series of unique η1-allyl palladium complexes of four-membered cyclic systems bearing β-hydrogens were prepared (see structure). Their unusual structure, reactivity, and unprecedented propensity for undergoing pericyclic reactions were uncovered.

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