Stereocontrol of palladium(ii)-catalysed aza-Claisen rearrangements using a combination of 1,3-allylic strain and a solvent mediated directing effect

Michael D. Swift, Andrew Sutherland

Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry · 2006 · 25 citations · 32 references

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Abstract

The use of a non-coordinating solvent for the aza-Claisen rearrangement of delta,epsilon-disubstituted acetimidates switches on a substrate directing effect that gives excellent stereoselectivity.

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