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On the Knowledge of the Catalytic Dimerization of Acrylic Acid Derivatives by Palladium Complexes. III. Reactions of β-Palladio Acrylates and Their Relation to the Catalytic Reaction
Oehme, G.,Pracejus, H.
, p. 798 - 808 (2007/10/02)
Complexes of the type L2PdCl(CH=CHCOOCH3) (L2 = 2PPh3 or Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2) were decomposed to dimethyl muconate by pyrolysis or by substraction of the phosphine ligands with (CH3CN)2PdCl2 in acetonitrile.The last mentioned reaction gave Δ3-dimethyl dihydromuconate in the presence of hydrochloric acid. Δ3-Dimethyl dihydromuconate was also formed by decomposition of (Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)PdCl(CH=CHCOOCH3) with HBF4 in acetonitrile, but the analogous reaction in methyl acrylate as solvent gave Δ2-dimetyl dihydromuconate.Thus, we have simulated the formation of the two m ain products of the catalytic dimerization of methyl acrylate with palladium(II)chloride in a stoichiometric manner.Mechanisms with hydride and carbene intermediates are discussed.
