Novel palladium-catalysed cyclodimerization of butadiene in the presence of carbon dioxide and water

F Bergamini, F Panella, R Santi…

Index: Bergamini, Fabrizio; Panella, Francesco; Santi, Roberto; Antonelli, Ermanno Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1995 , # 9 p. 931 - 932

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Abstract

During studies aimed at developing an understanding of the factors affecting the telomerization of butadiene with water in the presence of C02, we unexpectedly found that, under certain conditions, 2-vinylmethylenecyclopentane 1 can be formed in high yield and selectivity, according to Scheme 1. This result appears rather unusual in palladium-diene chemistry where, on the other hand, it is well known that C02 displays an activating effect both in butadiene ...