Allylic Carbonates. Efficient Allylating Agents of Carbonucleophiles in Palladium-Catalyzed Reactions under Neutral Conditions

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/jo00209a032

Allylation of β-keto esters or malonates was carried out in good yields under neutral conditions by using allylic carbonates in the presence of palladium-phospine catalyst.Although simple ketones, esters, nitriles, and sulfones hardly react with allylic carbonates, α-alkenyl or α-aryl ketones, esters, nitriles, and sulfones were also allylated by using palladium-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane catalyst under neutral conditions.