Reactivity of (-)-cytisine and substituted cytisines towards PdCl2(MeCN)(2) and Pd(OAC)(2) has been studied. Two complexes of Pd(II), PdCl2((-)-cytisine)(2) and Pd(OAC)(2)((-)-cytisine)(2) were prepared. X-ray analysis of Pd(OAc)(2)((-)-cytisine)(2) revealed a square planar environment of the metal center and a trans geometry. Cytisine and N-methylcytisine have been combinated to Pd(OAc)(2) or PdCl2(MeCN)(2) to catalyze the oxidative kinetic resolution of phenethyl alcohol. (C) 2006 Academie des sciences. Published by Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.
Bouquillon, Sandrine ; Rouden, Jacques ; Muzart, Jacques ; Lasne, Marie-Claire ; Hervieu, Maryvonne ; et. al. Reactivity of (-)-cytisine and derivatives towards palladium salts. X-ray characterization of a new palladium complex of (-)-cytisine. In: Comptes rendus. Chimie, Vol. 9, no. 10, p. 1301-1308 (2006)