Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) A new catalytic allylation of aldehydes has been developed that employs allyl acetate as the allylating reagent. Under catalysis by ruthenium trichloride (3 mol %) in the presence of carbon monoxide (30 psi), water (1.5 equiv), and Methylamine (0.1 equiv), a wide range of aromatic, olefinic, and aliphatic aldehydes are efficiently allylated under mild conditions (70 °C, 24-48 h). The stoichiometric byproducts of this reaction are carbon dioxide and acetic acid.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 781-784 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organic Letters |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Feb 5 2009 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry