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Published in final edited form as: Nature. 2011 Mar 24;471(7339):461–466. doi: 10.1038/nature09957

Table 3. Examination of various catalysts for CM with an allylic amide.

The reactions were carried out in purified benzene under an atmosphere of nitrogen gas (see the Supplementary Information for details). N(phth) = N-phthalamide.


Entry no.	Complex	Conv. (%)^§	Yield (%)^†	Z:E^§
1	1a	44	35	96:4
2	1b	26	21	97:3
3	2	93	88	97:3
4	3	9	6	21:79
5	4	71	68	12:88
6	5	73	64	11:89

^§

Conversion and Z:E ratios were measured by analysis of 400 MHz ¹H NMR spectra of unpurified mixtures; the variance of values are estimated to be <±2%.

^†

Yield of isolated product after purification; the variance of values are estimated to be <±5%.