π-Allylic Azidation in Water with an Amphiphilic Resin-Supported Palladium-Phosphine Complex

Abstract

π-Allylic azidation of allyl esters was performed with an amphiphilic polystyrene-poly(ethylene glycol) (PS-PEG) resin-supported phosphine-palladium complex in water under hetero­geneous conditions to give allyl azides in good to high yields. The polymeric palladium catalyst can be readily recovered and recycled.

Key words

π-allylpalladium - azide - aqueous media - polymer support - palladium catalyst

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One preliminary example (Table [1] , run 6) has been reported in ref. 7c.