Asymmetric radical cyclopropanation of alkenes with in situ-generated donor-substituted diazo reagents via Co(II)-based metalloradical catalysis

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 1049-1052

  Wang, Yong ^a   Wen, Xin ^a   Cui, Xin ^b   Wojtas, Lukasz ^b   Zhang, X Peter ^a,b  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; HYDROCARBONS; METALS;

CATALYTIC PROTOCOL; COBALT COMPLEXES; CYCLOPROPANATION; DIASTEREO- AND ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; DIAZO REAGENTS; OLEFIN CYCLOPROPANATION; RADICAL PRECURSOR; SULFONYL HYDRAZONES;

COBALT COMPOUNDS;

ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZALDEHYDE; COBALT; CYCLOPROPANE DERIVATIVE; REAGENT; STYRENE; ALKENE; AZO COMPOUND; COORDINATION COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ASYMMETRIC CATALYSIS; CATALYSIS; CYCLOPROPANATION; ENANTIOSELECTIVITY; HYDROGEN BOND; METALLORADICAL CATALYSIS; RADICAL REACTION; STEREOSELECTIVITY; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; SYNTHESIS;

ALKENES; AZO COMPOUNDS; CATALYSIS; COBALT; COORDINATION COMPLEXES; CYCLOPROPANES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 85018528288     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: 15205126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11336     Document Type: Article

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