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Solvent‐Controlled Selectivity in the Synthesis of Five‐Membered Carbocycles from Carbene Complexes
Author(s) -
Zaragoza Dörwald Florencio
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200390344
Subject(s) - carbene , solvent , selectivity , chemistry , organic chemistry , solvent effects , catalysis
Surprisingly different products can be obtained from Fischer‐type alkenyl carbene complexes and 1,3‐dienes. The choice of solvent and reaction temperature is of critical importance for the outcome of these reactions, but the reasons for the variable results remain far from being understood.