title: Efficient aerobic Wacker oxidation of styrenes using palladium bis(isonitrile) catalysts.
abstract: The palladium-catalyzed aerobic oxidation of alkenes and especially styrenes (Wacker oxidation) by using chiral pseudo C(2)-symmetrical bis(isonitrile) ligands in the absence of further cocatalysts gives rise to methyl ketones in a highly chemoselective manner. The palladium bis(isonitrile) catalyst was characterized by NMR spectroscopy and X-ray structure analysis, revealing a dissymmetric coordination of palladium by the two isonitrile moieties.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Regensburg, Universitätsstrasse 31, 93053 Regensburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Naik
authors.forename: Liu
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Meina
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zabel
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reiser