title: Deconvoluting the memory effect in Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation: Effect of leaving group and added chloride.
abstract: An analysis of product distributions in the Tsuji-Trost reaction indicates that several instances of reported "memory effects" can be attributed to slow interconversion of the initially formed syn- and anti-[Pd(eta3-allyl)] complexes. Addition of chloride triggers a true memory effect, in which the allylic terminus originally bearing the leaving group has a higher reactivity. The latter effect, termed regioretention, can be rationalized by ionization from a palladium complex bearing a chloride ion, forming an unsymmetrically substituted [Pd(eta3-allyl)] complex. DFT calculations verify that the position trans to the phosphine ligand is more reactive both in the initial ionization and in the subsequent nucleophilic attack.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Building 201, Kemitorvet, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fristrup
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Jakob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hoppe
authors.forename: Per-Ola
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Norrby