title: Toward efficient palladium-catalyzed allylic C-H alkylation.
abstract: Recent breakthroughs have proved that direct palladium(II)-catalyzed allylic C-H alkylation can be achieved. This new procedure shows that the inherent requirement for a leaving group in the Tsuji-Trost palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation can be lifted. These initial reports hold great promise for the development of allylic C-H alkylation into a widely applicable methodology, thus providing a means to enhance synthetic efficiency in these reactions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Denmark, Kemitorvet, building 207, Denmark.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Jensen
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fristrup