Chapter 21, Problem 4PP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The reactants required to form the products in the Heck–Mizoroki reactions are to be determined.

Concept introduction:

In a Heck–Mizoroki reaction, an alkene is coupled with an alkenyl or aryl halide in presence of a palladium catalyst and a base, usually an amine, at an elevated temperature.

The active palladium catalyst involved in the reaction has only two ligands, so, it is coordinatively unsaturated.