“…The telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with the naturally abundant carbohydrates d-xylose, l-arabinose (2,3,4-tri-O-acetylated, [7] unprotected, [8][9][10][11][12] and 2,3,4-tri-benzylated [13] ), d-glucose (unprotected, [10] 2,3,4,6-tetra-benzylated [13] ), d-sucrose, [14][15][16][17][18] and starch [19] has previously been described. A number of Pd/triarylphosphine-based catalysts were studied and in most cases, good conversions were achieved using catalyst loadings between 0.1-1 mol %.…”