CATALYTIC COUPLING OF ALLYLIC COMPOUNDS TO SUBSTITUTED OLEFINS

摘要

Allylic compounds are carbon-to-carbon coupled to substituted olefins by contacting the two compounds in the presence of a catalyst system comprising a Group VIII metal component, a bromine or iodine component, and a Group VA component. The foregoing catalytic process also promotes the intra-molecular, carbon-carbon coupling of allylic and substituted olefin groups wherein both processes provide a method for producing sorbates and related compounds.