title: A SeCSe-Pd(II) pincer complex as a highly efficient catalyst for allylation of aldehydes with allyltributyltin.
abstract: An air- and moisture-stable SeCSe-Pd(II) pincer complex was synthesized and found to catalyze the nucleophilic allylation of aldehydes with allyltributyltin. The allylation of a variety of aromatic and aliphatic aldehydes to give the corresponding homoallyl alcohols was performed at room temperature to 60 degrees C in yields ranging from 50% (for typical aliphatic aldehydes) to up to 97% (for aromatic aldehydes) using 5 x 10(-3) to 1 mol % of the Pd catalyst. NMR spectroscopic study indicated that a sigma-allylpalladium intermediate was formed and possibly functions as the nucleophilic species that undergoes addition to the aldehydes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Michael Faraday Laboratories, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115-2862, USA. qyao@niu.edu
authors.forename: Qingwei
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yao
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sheets