Asymmetric hydrovinylation reaction

The heterodimerization of olefins has great potential as a selective carbon-carbon bond forming reaction when the two olefins involved had different reactivities. With ethylene as one of the reactants, this difference could get its origin in electronic factors or in the higher reactivity. Evidence show that very high turnover frequencies can be realized for the reaction, and the reaction conditions are tolerant to a wide specturm of common organic functional groups.