Palladium-catalysed asymmetric hydroalkenylation of norbornene
Abstract
Catalytic asymmetric hydroalkenylation of norbornene (bicyclo[2.2.1]hept-2-ene) can be performed in 93% e.e. using 1-methyl-2-(ethoxycarbonyl)ethenyl triflate 5 as alkenylation agent and Pd{(R)-binap}2 as chiral catalyst.