Natural SciencesChemistryCatalysisOrganic ChemistryCatalyst DesignCatalyst PreparationCatalyst SynthesisHeterocycle SynthesisOrganic SynthesisCatalyst ActivationOlefin ReductionPalladium Catalysts
An efficient, Pd(OAc)(2) catalyzed method for direct olefination of highly electron-deficient perfluoroarenes was developed. The reaction scope includes a series of activated and nonactivated alkenes in moderate to high yields with moderate to high regio- and stereoselectivities.