Influence of the acidity of the hydrogen undergoing β-elimination on the outcome of oligomerization and co-oligomerization processes of functionalized conjugated dienes in presence of palladium catalyst.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)89193-5

It is shown that the polarity of the functional groups and the presence of pseudo acidic hydrogens have a decisive influence on the oligomerization and cooligomerization of functionalized dienes in presence of palladium catalysts.