Issue 18, 2001
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Chemical Communications

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

Matthew J. Gaunt,a   Jinquan Yua  and  Jonathan B. Spencer*a  

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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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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B103066N
Article type
Communication
Submitted
04 Apr 2001
Accepted
24 Jul 2001
First published
04 Sep 2001

Chem. Commun., 2001, 1844-1845

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

M. J. Gaunt, J. Yu and J. B. Spencer, Chem. Commun., 2001, 1844 DOI: 10.1039/B103066N

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