Abstract
This review aims to summarize the development of the chemistry of π-allylpalladium
complexes both as intermediates and catalysts/reagents between 2013 and early 2109.
Major attention has been devoted to the synthetic aspect of these versatile intermediates.
1 Introduction
2 π-Allylpalladium Complexes Generated from Allyl Electrophiles
2.1 Activated Allylic Compounds
2.2 Unactivated Allylic Compounds: Allylic Alcohols and Hydrocarbons
2.3 Total Syntheses
3 π-Allylpalladium Complexes Generated from Dienes
3.1 Conjugated Dienes
3.2 Allenes
4 π-Allylpalladium Complexes Exploited as Reactants and Precatalysts
4.1 Allylpalladium-Catalyzed Dehydrogenation
4.2 Allylpalladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Alkenylboronic Esters
4.3 Allylpalladium-Based Precatalysts
5 Conclusions
Key words
palladium - allyl - Tsuji–Trost - dienes - enantioselective synthesis - palladium
precatalyst