Palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation of carbonucleophiles with allylic borates or allylic alcohols and boron oxide under neutral conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(88)80217-1

Under neutral conditions, Pd(PPh3)4 catalyzes the allylic alkylation of carbonucleophiles with allylic borates in high yields.Moreover, allylic borates are formed in situ from allylic alcohols with boron oxide, and the Pd-catalyzed allylic alkylation was achieved simply by the reaction of allylic alcohols with a nucleophile in the presesnce of boron oxide by a one-pot procedure.The mechanisms of these reactions are discussed.