The chemical reaction "telomerization" is used for the synthesis of unsaturated ethers, amines and other molecules from 1,3-dienes and corresponding nucleophiles. For about fifty years, the homogeneously catalyzed reaction has been studied both academically and industrially.

An article by MPI scientists of the <link internal-link internal link in current>Molecular Catalysis Department, highlights the progress and developments of this reaction over the last decade.

Publication:

Faßbach, T.A., Vorholt, A.J., Leitner, W. The Telomerization of 1,3-Dienes - A Reaction Grows Up. ChemCatChem. doi.org/10.1002/cctc.201801821