Evidence that the availability of an allylic hydrogen governs the regioselectivity of the Wacker oxidation

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2001-09-04 DOI: 10.1039/B103066N

Abstract

The allylic hydrogen is found to have a dramatic effect on the regioselectivity of the Wacker oxidation, leading to the postulation that an agostic hydrogen or enyl (σ + π) complex helps to stabilise the key intermediate.

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