Et₂Zn as a base: zinc enolate free from other metals significantly enhances the enantiomeric excess in palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylation

Abstract

The enantiomeric excess of palladium-catalyzed allylic alkylations was greatly increased when Et₂Zn was used as the base to generate an anion from malonates.

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