A FACILE SYNTHESIS OF γ,δ-UNSATURATED ESTERS BY THE Pd(II) CATALYZED CLAISEN REARRANGEMENT

Abstract
A mixed ortho ester is prepared under mild conditions from an allyl alcohol and a ketene acetal in the presence of PdCl2(COD). The ortho ester thus formed is successively treated with a catalytic amount of PdCl2(PPh3)2 in refluxing p-xylene to afford a γ,δ-unsaturated ester in a high yield under neutral conditions.

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