The Allylic Alkylation of Ketone Enolates

Abstract

Abstract The palladium‐catalyzed allylic alkylation of non‐stabilized ketone enolates was thought for a long time to be not as efficient as the analogous reactions of stabilized enolates, e. g. of malonates and β‐ketoesters. The field has experienced a rapid development during the last two decades, with a range of new, highly efficient protocols evolved. In this review, the early developments as well as current methods and applications of palladium‐catalyzed ketone enolate allylations will be discussed.

Keywords

• allylic alkylations
• enolates
• ketones
• palladium
• transition metals