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. 2001 Sep 21:(18):1844-5.
doi: 10.1039/b103066n.

Evidence that the availability of an allylic hydrogen governs the regioselectivity of the Wacker oxidation

M J Gaunt  1 , J Yu, J B Spencer
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Evidence that the availability of an allylic hydrogen governs the regioselectivity of the Wacker oxidation

M J Gaunt et al. Chem Commun (Camb). .

Abstract

The allylic hydrogen is found to have a dramatic effect on the regioselectivity of the Wacker oxidation, leading to the postulation that an agostic hydrogen or enyl (sigma + pi) complex helps to stabilise the key intermediate.

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