The (π-allyl) palladium complex bearing an sp2-hybridized phosphorus ligand (DPCB-OMe: 1, 2-bis (4-methoxyphenyl)-3, 4-bis [(2, 4, 6-tri-tert-butylphenyl) phosphinidene] cyclobutene) efficiently catalyzes direct conversion of allylic alcohols in the absence of activating agents of alcohols such as Lewis acids. N-Allylation of aniline proceeds at room temperature to afford monoallylated anilines in 90-97% yields. C-Allylation of active methylene ...
[Fraga, Carlos A.M.; Teixeira, Lis Helena P.; Menezes, Carla Maria De S.; Sant'Anna, Carlos Mauricio R.; Ramos, Maria Da Conceicao K.V.; De Aquino Neto, Francisco R.; Barreiro, Eliezer J. Tetrahedron, 2004 , vol. 60, # 12 p. 2745 - 2755]