The Telomerization of 1,3‐Dienes – A Reaction Grows Up.

Telomerization is a versatile tool for synthesizing unsaturated ethers, amines and other molecules starting from 1,3‐dienes and respective nucleophiles. The homogeneously catalyzed reaction has been the subject of academic and industrial research for over 50 years, offering a broad variety of substrates, catalysts and process concepts. This Minireview presents the advances and developments in this field over the last decade. The focus was on the conversion of renewable resources, the synthesis of promising new products and the development of efficient process concepts to combine these. Of great value: Telomerization is a versatile tool for synthesizing unsaturated ethers, amines and other molecules starting from 1,3 dienes and respective nucleophiles. The homogeneously catalyzed reaction has been the subject of academic and industrial research for over 50 years, offering a broad variety of substrates, catalysts and process concepts. This Minireview presents the advances and developments in this field over the last decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]