Combining palladium and ammonium halide catalysts for Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates of methyl vinyl ketone: from 1,4-carbodipoles to ion pairs

• DOI: 10.1039/d1sc03517g
• Publication Date: 2021-07-22T12:04:31Z
• Authors: Yang Yang; Bo Zhu; Lei Zhu; Ying Jiang; Chun-Ling Guo; Jing Gu; Qin Ouyang; Wei Du; Ying-Chun Chen
• Keywords: Chemistry; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

A double activation catalytic system combining a palladium complex and an ammonium halide was developed to promote the asymmetric [4 + 2] annulations of Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates of methyl vinyl ketone.