The palladium acetate complex, [Pd(OAc)2], is useful for performing catalytic reactions such as the Heck reaction and the Cope reaction. (a) Briefly describe the Cope reaction. Illustrate your answer with suitable chemical equations. (b) Comment on two features of this complex that would make it an effective catalyst.
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The palladium acetate complex, [Pd(OAc)2], is useful for performing catalytic reactions such as the Heck reaction and the Cope reaction.
(a) Briefly describe the Cope reaction. Illustrate your answer with suitable chemical equations.
(b) Comment on two features of this complex that would make it an effective catalyst.
(a) Cope reaction: The cope reaction is the reaction in which an amine is oxidized to an intermediate called an N-oxide which when heated acts as a base in an intermolecular elimination.
Step 1 : Oxidation of a 30 amine to an N-oxide. The reaction mechanism step is shown below,
Step 2 : Heat induced elimination
The C=C and O-H bonds are formed whereas the C-H and C-N bonds are broken in above step.
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