Selective E to Z isomerization of 1,3-Dienes Enabled by A Dinuclear Mechanism

• Published in: Nature communications Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 1473
• Main Authors: Kudo, Eiji, Sasaki, Kota, Kawamata, Shiori, Yamamoto, Koji, Murahashi, Tetsuro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 05.03.2021; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 119/118; 140/131; 140/58; 639/638/263/406/910; 639/638/403/935; 639/638/549/933; Carbon; Chemical energy; Dienes; Energy; Equilibrium; Humanities and Social Sciences; Injection; Isomerization; Isomers; multidisciplinary; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Trapping

The E / Z stereocontrol in a C=C bond is a fundamental issue in olefin synthesis. Although the thermodynamically more stable E geometry is readily addressable by thermal Z to E geometric isomerization through equilibrium, it has remained difficult to undergo thermal geometric isomerization to the re...