Mechanistic Studies on Iridium Catalyzed Allylic Substitutions

High regio- and stereocontrol will always be an essential part of developing useful reactions. A reaction that has a perfect regio- and stereocontrol is less likely to require extensive purification to obtain the product in high levels of purity. Existing reactions can be optimized in terms of selectivity by studying the factors that influence the selectivity. Thus mechanistic studies on the origins of regio- and enantioselectivity are an integral part of developing useful reactions.