Regiodivergent ligand-controlled rhodium-catalyzed [(2+2)+2] carbocyclization reactions with alkyl substituted methyl propiolates

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 49, Issue 33, 2010, Pages 5746-5749

  Andrew Evans, P ^a   Sawyer, James R ^b   Inglesby, Phillip A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbocyclization; Diastereoselective; Metallacycle; Regiodivergent reactions; Rhodium

Indexed keywords

ANCILLARY LIGANDS; CARBOCYCLIZATION; CARBOCYCLIZATION REACTIONS; DIASTEREO-SELECTIVITY; DIASTEREOSELECTIVE; METALLACYCLE; METALLACYCLES; NEUTRAL COMPLEXES; REGIOISOMERS; RHODIUM-CATALYZED; SALT METATHESIS; SELECTIVE FORMATION; SILVER SALTS;

HYDROCARBONS; LIGANDS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; SALTS; STEREOSELECTIVITY;

RHODIUM;

ALKYNE; COORDINATION COMPOUND; LIGAND; PROPIOLIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; RHODIUM; SILVER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CYCLIZATION; STEREOISOMERISM;

ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CYCLIZATION; LIGANDS; PROPIONATES; RHODIUM; SILVER; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 77955322926     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201002117     Document Type: Article

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