Tsuji-Trost reaction (English, noun)
expansion: Tsuji-Trost reaction (plural Tsuji-Trost reactions)
Senses:
topics: chemistry
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
glosses: A palladium-catalysed substitution reaction involving a substrate that contains a leaving group in an allylic position. The palladium catalyst first coordinates with the allyl group and then undergoes oxidative addition, forming the π-allyl complex. This allyl complex can then be attacked by a nucleophile, resulting in the substituted product.
Forms:
form: Tsuji-Trost reactions
tags: plural