A new palladium-catalysed synthesis of 1,1-dialkylbuta-1,3-dienes via organoboron intermediates

Chem Commun (Camb). 2001 Sep 7:(17):1536-7. doi: 10.1039/b104449b.

Abstract

Iodobenzene and tetrakis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(0) [(C6H5)3P]4Pd catalyse a new synthesis of 1,1-dialkylbuta-1,3-dienes, starting from 1,1-diethoxybut-2-ene and trialkylboranes, in the presence of Schlosser's superbase LIC-KOR.