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The Cleavage of Three‐Membered Ring Compounds by Transition Metal Organometallic Complexes
Author(s) -
Alper Howard
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
israel journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.908
H-Index - 54
eISSN - 1869-5868
pISSN - 0021-2148
DOI - 10.1002/ijch.198100040
Subject(s) - chemistry , cleavage (geology) , transition metal , ring (chemistry) , group 2 organometallic chemistry , organometallic chemistry , metal , organic chemistry , combinatorial chemistry , polymer chemistry , catalysis , molecule , geotechnical engineering , fracture (geology) , engineering
Transition metal organometallic complexes effect a wide range of useful and interesting cleavage reactions of three‐membered ring compounds. This review examines some recent developments in the organometallic chemistry of cyclopropanes, epoxides, episulfides and azirines. Novel synthetic approaches to heterocyclic [e.g., β γ and δ‐lactones, β‐lactams, isoxazoles, pyrazoles, indoles] and acyclic compounds [β‐diketones, vinyl isocyanates] have been achieved by means of these cleavage reactions.