A palladium(0)-water soluble catalyst prepared in situ from palladium
acetate and the sulfonated triphenyl phosphine P(C6H4-m-SO3Na)(3) (or
tppts) is an efficient catalyst for allylic substitution with various
carbon and heteronucleophiles in an aqueous-organic medium, allowing a
very easy separation of the product(s) and the recycling of the catal
yst.