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Scandium(III) Trifluoromethanesulfonate Catalyzed Selective Reactions of Donor–Acceptor Cyclopropanes with 1,1‐Diphenylethanols: An Approach to Polysubstituted Olefins
Author(s) -
Zhu Xiaoyan,
Hong Gang,
Hu Chen,
Wu Shengying,
Wang Limin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.201700221
Subject(s) - chemistry , scandium , trifluoromethanesulfonate , catalysis , acceptor , ring (chemistry) , reaction mechanism , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , photochemistry , physics , condensed matter physics
An unexpected synthetic approach to polysubstituted olefins through the scandium(III) trifluoromethanesulfonate catalyzed ring‐opening reaction of donor–acceptor cyclopropanes with 1,1‐diphenylethanols was developed. The reactions, which are experimentally easy to handle, feature tolerance of various functional groups and mild reaction conditions. On the basis of experimental evidence, a plausible mechanism was also proposed.