title: Achieving vinylic selectivity in Mizoroki-Heck reaction of cyclic olefins.
abstract: In Heck reactions of cyclic olefins, the products usually have aryl groups that end up at the allylic and/or homoallylic position. We herein report new selectivity that adds aryl groups to the vinylic position. Cyclic olefins of various ring size worked well. The desired isomers were produced by palladium-hydride-catalyzed isomerization of the initial products. Thus, a specific catalyst must be used so that it can perform two jobs under one set of reaction conditions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371.
authors.forename: Xiaojin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yunpeng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hirao
authors.forename: Jianrong Steve
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003516:Cycloparaffins / Q000737:chemistry*; D007536:Isomerism; D010165:Palladium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003516:Cycloparaffins; D014753:Vinyl Compounds; C032391:palladium hydride; D010165:Palladium