REGIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF 1-OLEFINS BY PALLADIUM-CATALYZED HYDROGENOLYSIS OF TERMINAL ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS WITH AMMONIUM FORMATE

Abstract
Various terminal allylic compounds such as allylic esters, phenyl ethers, carbonates, chlorides, and vinyl epoxides react with ammonium or sodium formate to give 1-olefins with high regioselectivity by using palladium–tributylphosphine complex as a catalyst. The reaction offers a useful synthetic method for 1-olefins.