Control of chemo-, regio-, and stereoselectivities in ligand-free Pd-catalyzed oxidative heck reactions of arylboronic acids or alkenylboronate with allyl esters

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/ol9009865

A ligand-free Pd-catalyzed highly selective oxidative Heck reaction of organoboronic acids with allyl esters was developed. β-H elimination is highly chemoselectively controlled, leading to γ-substituted allyl esters, which is contrary to the traditional