title: Pd-catalyzed enantioselective allyl-allyl cross-coupling.
abstract: The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of allylic carbonates and allylB(pin) is described. The regioselectivity of this reaction is sensitive to the bite angle of the ligand, with small-bite-angle ligands favoring the branched substitution product. This mode of regioselection is consistent with a reaction that operates by a 3,3' reductive elimination reaction. In the presence of appropriate chiral ligands, this reaction is rendered enantioselective and applies to both aromatic and aliphatic allylic carbonates.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467, USA.
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Laura A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Brozek
authors.forename: James P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Morken
mesh_terms: D000498:Allyl Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D002254:Carbonates / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D000498:Allyl Compounds; D002254:Carbonates; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D010165:Palladium