This chiral Rh(II) dimer was developed in the Davies lab to perform asymmetric carbene and nitrene reactions (C-H insertion, cyclopropanation, aziridination, C-H amination) with high regio- and stereo-control.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 133(6), 1650-1653 (2011-01-27)
A catalytic, enantioselective method for the C-H functionalization of indoles by diazo compounds has been achieved. With catalytic amounts of Rh(2)(S-NTTL)(4), the putative Rh-carbene intermediates from α-alkyl-α-diazoesters react with indoles at C(3) to provide α-alkyl-α-indolylacetates in high yield and enantioselectivity.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(43), 15142-15145 (2014-10-14)
The first asymmetric insertion reactions of donor-donor carbenoids, i.e., those with no pendant electron-withdrawing groups, are reported. This process enables the synthesis of densely substituted benzodihydrofurans with high levels of enantio- and diastereoselectivity. Preliminary results show similar efficiency in the
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 131(23), 8329-8332 (2009-05-19)
The total synthesis of (-)-5-epi-vibsanin E (2) has been achieved in 18 steps. The synthesis combines the rhodium-catalyzed [4 + 3] cycloaddition between a vinylcarbenoid and a diene to rapidly generate the tricyclic core with an effective end game strategy
[reaction: see text] The dirhodium tetracarboxylate, Rh2(S-PTAD)4, derived from adamantylglycine, is a very effective chiral catalyst for carbenoid reactions. High asymmetric induction was obtained in Rh2(S-PTAD)4-catalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion (94% ee), intermolecular cyclopropanation (99% ee), and intermolecular C-H insertion (92%
Asymmetric synthesis of tropanes by rhodium-catalyzed [4 + 3] cycloaddition.
Ravisekhara P Reddy et al.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 129(34), 10312-10313 (2007-08-10)
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