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From Olefins to Ketones via a 2‐Rhodaoxetane Complex
Author(s) -
del Río M. Pilar,
Ciriano Miguel A.,
Tejel Cristina
Publication year - 2008
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.200705802
Subject(s) - oxetane , ketone , epoxide , chemistry , scheme (mathematics) , rhodium , computer science , organic chemistry , catalysis , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Quantitative oxygenation of 1,5‐cyclooctadiene to 4‐cyclooctenone with molecular oxygen by a rhodium complex proceeds via a 2‐rhoda(III)oxetane intermediate (see scheme), which undergoes a facile β‐elimination reaction to give the unsaturated ketone selectively instead of the epoxide.