Pd(II)-CATALYZED 1,3-ALKYL MIGRATION OF 1-ALKENYL ETHYL ACETALS. PREPARATION OF α-ALKYLATED (E)-α,β-UNSATURATED CARBONYL COMPOUNDS.

Article abstract of DOI:10.1246/cl.1981.1361

Palladium(II) complexes, such as (CH3CN)2PdCl2 and (diene)PdCl2, catalyze 1,3-alkyl migration of 1-alkenyl ethyl acetals and subsequent elimination of ethanol to give α-alkylated (E)-α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds in excellent yields.