Formal hydration of non-activated terminal olefins using tandem catalysts?

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2014-01-07 DOI: 10.1039/C3CC48810A

Abstract

The hydration of terminal olefins to secondary alcohols has been achieved using a Pd(II)/Ru(II) catalyst combination with high regioselectivity and yields. Both vinyl arenes and aliphatic olefins can be hydrated easily with the tandem catalyst system using a low catalyst loading of 1 mol%.

Graphical abstract: Formal hydration of non-activated terminal olefins using tandem catalysts
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