Regiochemical control in the Pd(II)-catalyzed Claisen rearrangement via in situ enol ether exchange

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(96)01790-X

The titled reactions of unsymmetrical enol methyl ethers with allylic alcohols are shown to exhibit the opposite regioselectivities to those of the conventional thermal counterparts to result in the selective formation of the ketones arising from the less