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. 2024 Sep 17;124(19):10701–10876. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00087

Table 44. Conversion of Limonene to 1-Methyl-4-isopropenylbenzene.

7.1.

Entry Catalyst Catalyst/metal loading Additional data T (°C) t (h) Yield of T2 (%) Ref
1 CF3SO3H 30 mol% Excess of C6H5NO2 as oxidant 25 0.2 >99a (1121)
2 Pd(OTFA)2 5 mol% 1.5 eq. 2,6-tBu2pyridine, 2 eq. CuCl2, DMF as solvent 80 16 61b (1099)
3 Pd(OAc)2 10 mol% 4 eq. CuCl2, 9 eq. 2,6-lutidine, DMF as solvent 90 3 39a (1101)
a

GC yield without use of internal standard.

b

Analyzed by GC using dodecane as a standard.