Table 2. CM of vinyl dioxolane (7) and 1-dodecene (8), varying the ratio of 7 to 8 .
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Entry | 7 Equiv. | 8 Equiv. | Yield a (%) | Z-Selectivity a (%) |
1 | 2 | 1 | 63 [84] b | 93 [92] b |
2 | 4 | 1 | 65 [94] b | 91 [91] b |
3 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 95 |
4 | 1 | 4 | 92 | 94 |
aYield and Z-selectivity determined by GC using tridecane as an internal standard; average of two experiments.
bValue at 7 hours.