title: New palladium(II)-catalyzed asymmetric 1,2-dibromo synthesis.
abstract: [reaction: see text] The oxidation of olefins by chiral monometallic and bimetallic Pd(II)-Cu(II) catalysts in bromide-containing aqueous-THF reaction mixtures produced chiral 1,2-dibromides. With alpha-olefins, the ee's were about 95% while most of the internal alkenes gave somewhat lower enantioselectivities ( approximately 80%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60626, USA.
authors.forename: Arab K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: El-Qisairi
authors.forename: Hanan A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Qaseer
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Katsigras
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lorenzi
authors.forename: Unnati
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Trivedi
authors.forename: Sylvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tracz
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hartman
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Miller
authors.forename: Patrick M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Henry