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Palladium-catalyzed and organozinc-promoted synthesis of dienes from allylic esters possessing an acyloxy or alkoxy group

H Hattori, M Katsukawa, Y Kobayashi

Index: Hattori, Hatsuhiko; Katsukawa, Masahiro; Kobayashi, Yuichi Tetrahedron Letters, 2005 ,  vol. 46,  # 35  p. 5871 - 5875

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Abstract

Organozinc and a Pd catalyst promoted formation of dienes from allylic esters possessing a leaving group such as acyloxy and alkoxy groups next to the allyl moiety. The reaction proceeded with high regio-and stereoselectivity when applied to secondary allylic substrates.