Propargyl alcohols as β-oxocarbenoid precursors for the ruthenium-catalyzed cyclopropanation of unactivated olefins by redox isomerization

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 133, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 4766-4769

  Trost, Barry M ^a   Breder, Alexander ^a   Okeefe, B Michael ^a   Rao, Meera ^a   Franz, Adam W ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C-H INSERTION; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIRECT SYNTHESIS; ECONOMICAL METHODS; ENYNOLS; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; REDOX ISOMERIZATION; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES; UNACTIVATED OLEFINS;

CATALYSIS; OLEFINS; RUTHENIUM; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE; BETA OXOCARBENOID; PROPARGYL ALCOHOL; RUTHENIUM COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CHEMICAL REACTION; CYCLOPROPANATION; ISOMERIZATION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ALKENES; ALKYNES; CATALYSIS; CYCLIZATION; METHANE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; PROPANOLS; RUTHENIUM; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 79953863369     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja200971v     Document Type: Article

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