Palladium complexes phenoxy

Z)-Phenol-substituted alkenes (67) can be produced by the palladium(0)-catalysed reaction of propargylic oxiranes (66) with phenols. This regio- and stereo-selective (g) addition is believed to occur via the formation of 7t-propargyl- and Tr-allylpalladium complexes. The phenoxy-substituted enones were obtained as by-products and their proportion depended on the reaction conditions.75... 

Attachment of the catalyst to a polymeric support can also be facilitated using a bis-carbene as the ligand [253]. The bisimidazoUum salt featuring a hydroxyalkyl sidechain on each of the two imidazolium units was reacted with palladium (II) acetate to form the neutral catalyst complex (see Figure 4.82). Immobilisation was then achieved by reacting the functionalised catalyst with 4-(bromomethyl)phenoxy-methyl polystyrene, known as Wang resin, as the polymeric support. 

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