Open AccessThe Vinylogous Wolff Rearrangement Catalyzed with RhII Complexes
Author(s) -
Shahrokh Motallebi,
Péter Müller
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1992.119
Subject(s) - wolff rearrangement , catalysis , intramolecular force , chemistry , oxazoline , decomposition , medicinal chemistry , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , diazo
Decomposition of β,γ-unsaturated diazoketones has been investigated in the presence of Rh2(OAc)4 catalyst. These reactions produce exclusively the products of the vinylogous Wolff rearrangement with higher yields than CuII catalysts. Chiral catalysts such as tetrakis [methyl (S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate]dirhodium(II) and CuI bis(oxazoline) complexes, which are effective catalysts for the inter and/or intramolecular cyclopropanations reactions, catalyze the vinylogous Wolff rearrangement to produce the expected products with low levels of enantioselectivity.