Ir-catalyzed regio- and enantioselective decarboxylative allylic alkylations

Org Lett. 2007 Oct 11;9(21):4339-41. doi: 10.1021/ol7019394. Epub 2007 Sep 14.

Abstract

[Ir(COD)Cl]2/phosphoramidite ligand 1a was found to be an efficient catalytic system for the highly regio- and enantioselective decarboxylative alkylation of gamma-substituted allyl beta-ketocarboxylates, affording the branched products with up to >99/1 branched-linear ratio and 96% ee.