Chemical Communications 2013-07-25

Oxidative alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkenes with carbazates.

Yu-Han Su, Zhao Wu, Shi-Kai Tian

Index: Chem. Commun. (Camb.) 49(58) , 6528-30, (2013)

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Abstract

A range of terminal alkenes smoothly underwent palladium-catalyzed oxidative alkoxycarbonylation with carbazates under an oxygen atmosphere to afford structurally diverse α,β-unsaturated esters in moderate to good yields with excellent regioselectivity and E selectivity.