The Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling of allylic carbonates and allyIB(pin) is described. The regioselectivity of this reaction is sensitive to the bite angle of the ligand, with small-bite-angle ligands favoring the branched substitution product. This mode of regioselection is consistent with a reaction that operates by a 3,3' reductive elimination reaction. In the presence of appropriate chiral ligands, this reaction is rendered enantioselective and applies to both aromatic and aliphatic allylic carbonates.
formations between allyl carbonates and nontoxic allyl, allenyl, or propargyl boronates. This report represents the first use of these types of boronicesters in this particular context. The present transformations proceeded with high selectivity under remarkably mild conditions, and various functional groups including an aldehyde function proved to be compatible. In addition, several boronates were found