Palladium-mediated enantioselective formation of 2-methyltetral-1-one from the corresponding allyl or benzyl enol carbonate in the presence of enantiopure aminoalcohols

Abstract

Abstract The palladium-induced cleavage at room temperature of (2-methyl-1-tetralenyl) benzyl carbonate under bubbling of hydrogen led to (R) 2-methyltetral-1-one with 90% chemical yield and 64% enantiomeric excess in the presence of catalytic amounts of (+) endo-2-hydroxy-endo-3-aminobornane.