title: Pd(0)-catalyzed amphiphilic activation of bis-allyl alcohol and ether.
abstract: Pd(0).Et3B catalyzes amphiphilic activation of symmetric allylic diol 1 to promote electrophilic allylation at the alpha-position of aldehydes and nucleophilic allylation at the aldehyde CO, furnishing 3-methylenecyclopentalols 2 and thus generation of a zwitterionic trimethylenemethane species from the commercially available diol 1.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, 1-14 Bunkyo-machi, Nagasaki 852-8521, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryutaro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mukai
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Horino
authors.forename: Shuji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Yoshinao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamaru
authors.forename: Masanari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kimura