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Abstract The telomerization of 1,3-dienes with functionalized nucleophiles presents an atom efficient and selective synthesis of potential non-ionic surfactants. Crucial for application of these synthetic pathways is the effective recycling of the homogeneous palladium catalyst. In this work, we present the telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with the renewable aminopolyol N -methylglucamine to a non-ionic surfactant in an aqueous solvent system. In order to achieve phase separation, the addition of freshly added 1,3-butadiene instead of an additional solvent offers an elegant way of catalyst recycling. With this method, recycling of the catalyst is feasible; a total turnover number of 1456 was reached.