Issue 10, 2015

Dynamic behaviour of monohaptoallylpalladium species: internal coordination as a driving force in allylic alkylation chemistry

Abstract

Contemporary catalytic procedures involving alkylpalladium(II) have enriched the arsenal of synthetic organic chemistry. Those transformations usually rely on internal coordination through “directing groups”, carefully designed to maximize catalytic efficiency and regioselectivity. Herein, we report structural and reactivity studies of a series of internally coordinated monohaptoallylpalladium complexes. These species enable the direct spectroscopic observation and theoretical study of π–σ–π interconversion processes. They further display unusual dynamic behavior which should be of direct relevance to chemistries beyond catalytic allylic alkylation.

Graphical abstract: Dynamic behaviour of monohaptoallylpalladium species: internal coordination as a driving force in allylic alkylation chemistry

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Article information

Article type
Edge Article
Submitted
23 May 2015
Accepted
03 Jul 2015
First published
06 Jul 2015
This article is Open Access

All publication charges for this article have been paid for by the Royal Society of Chemistry
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Chem. Sci., 2015,6, 5734-5739

Dynamic behaviour of monohaptoallylpalladium species: internal coordination as a driving force in allylic alkylation chemistry

L. Xie, V. Bagutski, D. Audisio, L. M. Wolf, V. Schmidts, K. Hofmann, C. Wirtz, W. Thiel, C. M. Thiele and N. Maulide, Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 5734 DOI: 10.1039/C5SC01867F

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