A highly stereoselective ether directed palladium catalysed aza-Claisen rearrangement.
A highly stereoselective rearrangement of allylic trichloroacetimidates to allylic trichloroamides has been achieved using adjacent ether groups to direct facial coordination of the palladium(II) catalyst.
Jamieson
Andrew G
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Department of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKG12 8QQ. andrews@chem.gla.ac.uk.
Sutherland
Andrew
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