Telomerization of Myrcene and Catalyst Separation by Thermomorphic Solvent Systems

Telomerization of common petrochemical 1,3‐dienes such as butadiene and isoprene have long been successful with different nucleophiles; however, the telomerization of the C 10 hydrocarbon myrcene was not known until now. Herein, the first telomerization of the monoterpene myrcene with diethylamine is discussed, which provides an atom‐economical way of generating C 20 amines in a single step. Variation of the palladium precursors and phosphorous ligands and optimization of solvent and additives led to the optimum catalyst system [Pd(MeCN) 4 ](BF 4 ) 2 /PPh 3 . By using a thermomorphic solvent system, the Pd complex can be easily separated with low leaching values.