Substitution of allylic acetates with sodium para-toluenesulfinate in aqueous media using allylpalladium chloride dimer and a water-soluble ligand as the catalytic system; electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry analysis

Article abstract of DOI:10.1039/b613562e

The allylic substitution of allylic acetates by sodium para- toluenesulfinate in aqueous media was catalyzed by [(η³-allyl) PdCl]₂ associated with [(HOCH₂CH₂NHCOCH ₂)₂NCH₂]₂. High yields could be obtained but the recycling of the catalytic system proved to be weakly effective. ESI-MS analysis has led to the suggestion of a possible catalytic cycle involving a Pd^IV intermediate. The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.