Mechanistic investigations of bipyrimidine-promoted palladium-catalyzed allylic acetoxylation of olefins

Canadian Journal of Chemistry

Volumn 87, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 264-271

  Lin, Bo Lin ^a   Labinger, Jay A ^a   Bercaw, John E ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allylic C H oxidation; Bipyrimidine; Olefin; P benzoquinone; Palladium catalysis

Indexed keywords

ACETOXYLATION; ALLYL ACETATE; ALLYLBENZENE; ALLYLIC C-H OXIDATION; ALLYLIC OXIDATION; BIPYRIMIDINE; C-H ACTIVATION; CATALYST PRECURSORS; CYCLOHEXENE; DISPROPORTIONATION; MECHANISTIC STUDIES; P-BENZOQUINONE; PALLADIUM CATALYSIS; TERMINAL OLEFINS;

ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; CATALYSIS; LIGANDS; OLEFINS; OXIDATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

PALLADIUM;

EID: 67650924595     PISSN: 00084042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/V08-133     Document Type: Article

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