Chloride ion effects on kinetic resolution in Pd-catalysed allylic alkylation

Abstract

Chloride ion (5 mol%) accelerates and stabilises the oxidative addition of the slow-reacting enantiomer of cyclopentenyl pivaloate to Pd⁰ complexes bearing the Trost modular ligand.

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