Abstract

This review presents the development of Palladium-catalyzed oxidative Heck reactions of organometallic compounds (OMCs) with alkenes. The mechanism is discussed with many experimental studies. OMCs derived from Group III to Group VII are shown to be efficient substrates for the oxidative Heck reaction.

Keywords: Palladium-catalyzed, oxidative Heck reaction, organometallic compounds, olefins, transmetallation, base, ligand, oxidant, organoboronic acids, organosillicon compounds, organotin compounds, Arylboronic Acids, chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, stereoselectivity, catalyst developments