title: Palladium-Catalyzed 1,4-Acetoxy-Trifluoroacetoxylation and 1,4-Alkoxy-Trifluoroacetoxylation of Cyclic 1,3-Dienes. Scope and Mechanism.
abstract: Palladium-catalyzed unsymmetrical 1,4-functionalizations of cyclic 1,3-dienes are described. Trifluoroacetate in combination with acetate or alcohols is utilized to obtain 1-acetoxy-4-(trifluoroacetoxy)-2-cycloalkenes and 1-alkoxy-4-(trifluoroacetoxy)-2-cycloalkenes, respectively, with good regio- and stereoselectivities. The chemoselectivity of these reactions relies on the different kinetic stability of the intermediate 4-(trifluoroacetoxy)-, 4-acetoxy-, and 4-methoxy-[eta(3)-(1,2,3)-cycloalkenyl]palladium complexes. Under the acidic reaction conditions employed, the 4-trifluoroacetoxy pi-allyl intermediate is the least stable of the three. Certain mechanistic aspects of the reactions are discussed in the light of DFT calculations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, Uppsala University Box 531 S-751 21 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aranyos
authors.forename: Kálmán J.
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Szabó
authors.forename: Jan-E.
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bäckvall