title: Confirming the existence of π-allyl-palladium intermediates during the reaction of meta photocycloadducts with palladium(II) compounds.
abstract: The transient existence of π-allyl-palladium intermediates formed by the reaction of Pd(OAc)(2) and anisole-derived meta photocycloadducts has been demonstrated using NMR techniques. The intermediates tended to be short-lived and underwent rapid reductive elimination of palladium metal to form allylic acetates, however this degradation process could be delayed by changing the reaction solvent from acetonitrile to chloroform.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK. clive.penkett@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Clive S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Penkett
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Brann
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Woolford
authors.forename: Rachel J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kahan