Mechanism of formation of 4–6η-3-oxo steroid–PdCl complexes
Abstract
In the formation of the 4α–6α-η-PdCl complex from 2,2-dimethylcholest-4-en-3-one initial π-complexing appears to be rate-limiting, and in the proton elimination step, k 6β2H/k 6α1H =ca. 1.