Jingjie Li , Ceheng Tan , Jianxian Gong *, and Zhen Yang *
Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 5370
A one-pot procedure for Pd(TFA)2-catalyzed 1,3-isomerization of tertiary allylic alcohols to secondary allylic alcohols followed by a Pd(TFA)2/neocuproine-catalyzed oxidative reaction to β-disubstituted-α,β-unsaturated kenones was developed.
