title: Activator-free olefin oligomerization and isomerization reactions catalyzed by an air- and water-tolerant Wacker oxidation intermediate.
abstract: A bench-stable, hydroxy-bridged α-diimine-Pd dimer can self-activate to an olefin oligomerization and isomerization catalyst in the presence of substrate. A cationic Pd-hydride is generated principally through a Wacker oxidation of olefin to ketone, and with C(4+)  olefins, lesser amounts of allylic C-H activation, β-H transfer, and release of diene products are observed.
authors.affiliation: Arnold and Mabel Beckman Laboratories of Chemical Synthesis, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA.
authors.forename: Matthew S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Winston
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Oblad
authors.forename: Jay A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Labinger
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bercaw