Stereospecific Arylation of Alkenylsilanes with Arylpalladium Acetates

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00383a019

Alkenyltrimethylsilanes ((E)- and (Z)-RCH=CHSiMe3: R = H, Ph, n-C6H13 and CH3OCH2) stereospecifically reacted at 40 deg C or room temperature with in situ generated phenylpalladium acetate to produce R(Ph)C=CSiMe3 and RCH=C(Ph)SiMe3 with inversion of their geometry.The arylation of CH2=CHSiMe3 with arylpalladium acetates gave (E)-ArCH=CHSiMe3 (Ar = XPH; X = H, 4-Me, 4-MeO, 4-Br, 4-I, 4-EtOCO, and 4-NO2) in good yields.