Rh-catalyzed intermolecular cyclopropanation with α-alkyl-α- diazoesters: Catalyst-dependent chemo- and diastereoselectivity

Organic Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 2987-2989

  Panne, Patricia ^a   DeAngelis, Andrew ^a   Fox, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKENE; AZO COMPOUND; ESTER; RHODIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKENES; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; ESTERS; RHODIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 52049117459     PISSN: 15237060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ol800983y     Document Type: Article

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