ChemInform Abstract: Charge Reversal of Electrophilic π-Allylpalladium Intermediates: Carbonyl Allylation by Allylic Acetates with Pd(PPH3)4-Zn.
Abstract
Coupling of the allylic acetates (I) with aldehydes such as benzaldehyde (II) under reduction conditions using Zn and Pd(PPh3)4 gives homoallylic alcohols such as (III).
ChemInform Abstract
Coupling of the allylic acetates (I) with aldehydes such as benzaldehyde (II) under reduction conditions using Zn and Pd(PPh3)4 gives homoallylic alcohols such as (III). Various similar reactions are described in the original paper.