Palladium Catalysis for Oxidative 1,2-Difunctionalization of Alkenes

Oxidative vicinal functionalization of alkenes represents an important reaction among alkene transformations as it allows the introduction of two functional groups within a single transformation. In the area of palladium catalysis, this type of transformation usually consists of a two-step procedure, during which the two heteroatoms are introduced into the carbon framework. Despite this simplicity at first sight, the actual reaction mechanism may be very complex and, in principle, several mechanistic pathways are possible. 

Within this chapter, we will focus on the transformation of simple alkenes and hence will not cover transformation of butachenes [6, 7]. DifimctionaUzation 

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