Facile catalyst recycling by thermomorphic behaviour avoiding organic solvents: a reactive ionic liquid in the homogeneous Pd-catalysed telomerisation of the renewable β-myrcene

Efficient utilization of reactive ionic liquid dimcarb for catalyst separation and as the dimethyl amine source in homogeneous Pd-catalysed telomerisation of renewable β-myrcene.

Efficient and selective telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with diols catalyzed by palladium-carbene complexes

The selective telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with seven different linear and cyclic diols proceeds in the presence of in situ generated palladium carbene catalysts. By applying optimized reaction conditions, including very low metal loadings (2-10 ppm), excellent catalyst turnover numbers (>250,000) and good chemoselectivities are observed with respect to the mono-octadienyl ether derivatives. This protocol allows the efficient preparation of unsaturated alcohols, which are useful for various applications.