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  • Dual platinum and pyrrolidine catalysis in the direct alkylation of allylic alcohols: selective synthesis of monoallylation products.

Dual platinum and pyrrolidine catalysis in the direct alkylation of allylic alcohols: selective synthesis of monoallylation products.

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) (2014-03-08)
Ryozo Shibuya, Lu Lin, Yasuhito Nakahara, Kazushi Mashima, Takashi Ohshima
PMID24604875
ABSTRACT

A dual platinum- and pyrrolidine-catalyzed direct allylic alkylation of allylic alcohols with various active methylene compounds to produce products with high monoallylation selectivity was developed. The use of pyrrolidine and acetic acid was essential, not only for preventing undesirable side reactions, but also for obtaining high monoallylation selectivity.