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Facile Preparation of 2Z,4E-Dienamides by the Olefination of Electron-deficient Alkenes with Allyl Acetate
Published on: June 21, 2017
Rhodium(III)-catalyzed C-H/C-C activation sequence: vinylcyclopropanes as versatile synthons in direct C-H allylation
Jia-Qiang Wu1, Zhi-Ping Qiu, Shang-Shi Zhang
1School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, China. wanghg3@mail.sysu.edu.cn ceshzs@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
Succession of C-H activation and C-C activation was achieved by using a single rhodium(III) catalyst. Vinylcyclopropanes were used as versatile coupling partners. Mechanistic studies suggest that the olefin insertion step is rate-determining and a facile β-carbon elimination is involved, which represents a novel ring opening mode of vinylcyclopropanes.
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