What is it about?

This provides a method to use copper (I) generated in situ by reacting copper(II) perchlorate with copper powder to cause various nucleophilic substitution on allyl halides.

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Why is it important?

Allylic activation is one of the most fundamental reaction of organic chemistry, development of new catalyst for selective activation is essential.

Perspectives

Extension of these reactions for asymetric synthesis is a challange.

Professor Jubaraj Bikash Baruah
IIT Guwahati

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This page is a summary of: Allylic activation by copper(I): reactivity comparable with catalysis by palladium, Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1987, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c39870000036.
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