Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation Initiated by C–H Activation: Ligand Development Enables a Diastereoselective [2 + 1] Annulation of N-Enoxyphthalimides and Alkenes | Zendy

Tiffany Piou | Zendy; Tomislav Rovis | Zendy

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Rh(III)-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation Initiated by C–H Activation: Ligand Development Enables a Diastereoselective [2 + 1] Annulation of N-Enoxyphthalimides and Alkenes

Author(s) -

Tiffany Piou,

Tomislav Rovis

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the american chemical society

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.115

H-Index - 612

eISSN - 1520-5126

pISSN - 0002-7863

DOI - 10.1021/ja506579t

Subject(s) - cyclopropanation , chemistry , alkene , moiety , ligand (biochemistry) , annulation , enol , catalysis , medicinal chemistry , yield (engineering) , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , receptor , biochemistry , materials science , metallurgy

N-Enoxyphthalimides undergo a Rh(III)-catalyzed C-H activation initiated cyclopropanation of electron deficient alkenes. The reaction is proposed to proceed via a directed activation of the olefinic C-H bond followed by two migratory insertions, first across the electron-deficient alkene and then by cyclization back onto the enol moiety. A newly designed isopropylcyclopentadienyl ligand drastically improves yield and diastereoselectivity.

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