title: Regioselective Heck vinylation of electron-rich olefins with vinyl halides: is the neutral pathway in operation?
abstract: Highly regioselective vinylation of electron-rich olefins by bromo- as well as chlorostyrenes is effected by palladium catalysis with either mono- or bidentate phosphines in a molecular solvent, with no need for halide scavengers, ionic liquids, or ionic additives. The use of the hemilabile 1,3-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane monoxide (dpppO) as a ligand led to faster reactions of more challenging 2-substituted vinyl ethers and reduced Pd loadings. In contrast to the related arylation reaction, evidence suggests that the vinylation may proceed via the neutral Heck mechanism.
authors.affiliation: Liverpool Centre for Materials and Catalysis, Department of Chemistry, University of Liverpool, Liverpool L69 7ZD, UK.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McConville
authors.forename: Ourida
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Saidi
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Blacker
authors.forename: Jianliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xiao