title: Palladium(II)- and platinum(II)-catalyzed addition of stabilized carbon nucleophiles to ethylene and propylene.
abstract: PdCl(2)(CH(3)CN)(2) and [PtCl(2)(H(2)C[double bond]CH(2))](2) catalyze the addition of beta-dicarbonyl compounds to ethylene and propylene.
authors.affiliation: P. M. Gross Chemical Laboratory, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708-0346, USA.
authors.forename: Xiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ross A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Widenhoefer
mesh_terms: D000475:Alkenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005030:Ethylenes / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010984:Platinum / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000475:Alkenes; D005030:Ethylenes; D010984:Platinum; D010165:Palladium; D002244:Carbon; C036216:ethylene; C013658:propylene