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Changming Qin1, Huw M L Davies
1Department of Chemistry, Emory University, 1515 Dickey Drive, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Abstract:
The rhodium-catalyzed reaction of 2-diazo-5-arylpent-4-enoates can be controlled by the appropriate choice of catalyst and catalyst loading to form either 2-arylbicyclo[1.1.0]butane carboxylates or cyclohexene derivatives. Both products are produced in a highly diastereoselective manner, with 2-arylbicyclo[1.1.0]butane carboxylates preferentially formed under low catalyst loadings. When the reaction is catalyzed by Rh(2)(R-BTPCP)(4), the 2-arylbicyclo[1.1.0]butane carboxylates are generated with high levels of asymmetric induction (70-94% ee).
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