Palladium-catalyzed reactions of acylzirconocene chloride with organic halides

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01287-8

Palladium-catalyzed reactions of nonanoylzirconocene chloride 1 with aryl halide, acid halides, and allylic halides gave the acylated compounds through a nucleophilic attack of an 'unmasked' acyl anion in fair to excellent yields. In an analogous way, allylic acetate gave an acyl substituted product through the reaction of 1.