Tetrahedron letters

Iron-mediated aromatic allylation

JW Dieter, Z Li, KM Nicholas

Index: Dieter, Janice W.; Li, Zhong; Nicholas, Kenneth M. Tetrahedron Letters, 1987 , vol. 28, # 45 p. 5415 - 5418

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Abstract

Abstract Electron rich aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds react with (n 3-allyl) Fe (CO) 4 BF 4 to produce allylated aromatics in moderate to good yields. Unsymmetrically substituted allyl complexes afford the corresponding butenyl-, 1, 1-dimethylallyl-, cinnamyl-, and geranyl-derivatives with moderate to excellent regioselectivity and complete stereoselectivity.