A Cu/Pd-catalyzed borylative coupling of allenes with allyl carbonates is reported. Synergistic Cu/Pd catalysis enables a divergent selectivity compared to Cu catalysis and allows for the regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselective formation of synthetically versatile chiral borylated 1,5-dienes featuring two adjacent tertiary stereocenters. DFT calculations support a closed inner-sphere SE2′ transmetalation between the catalytic allyl copper and allyl palladium intermediates and point at the reductive elimination of the resulting bis(allyl)Pd intermediate as the regio- and diastereo-determining step.
Switching Selectivity in Borylative Allyl–Allyl Cross-Coupling through Synergistic Catalysis
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c07188.