PALLADIUM-CATALYZED ALLYLATION OF LITHIUM 3-ALKENYL-1-CYCLOPENTENOLATES-TRIETHYLBORANE AND ITS APPLICATION TO A SELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF METHYL (Z)-JASMONATE

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)98955-X

A Pd-catalyzed allylation of 3-substituted 1-cyclopentenolates with readily obtainable and storable γ-monosubstituted (Z)-allylic acetates in a 1:1 ratio in the presence of 2 mol percent of Pd(PPh3)4 featuring high yields and high stereo- and regioselectivities has been developed and applied to the synthesis of methyl (Z)-jasmonate.