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 stereocontrol.
Optically active cis-cyclopropane carboxylates are prepared via the Rh2(S-PTAD)4-catalyzed cyclopropanation of α-silyl styrenes with aryl diazoacetates followed by desilylation of the resulting silyl cyclopropane carboxylates. The conjugation of the aryl ring with C═C bond and π stacking are proposed for
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), 53(30), 4219-4221 (2017-03-31)
Acyclic methylene acetals bearing two diazoester subunits have been converted to [5,5]-spiroacetals via bidirectional C-H insertion under Rh(ii) catalysis. Using a chiral Rh(ii) catalyst, the major diastereomer can be produced in high enantiomeric excess (89%).
Journal of the American Chemical Society (2016-10-05)
A mechanism study to identify the elements that control the chemoselectivity of metal-catalyzed N-atom transfer reactions of styryl azides is presented. Our studies show that the proclivity of the metal N-aryl nitrene to participate in sp3-C-H bond amination or electrocyclization
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), (10), 1238-1240 (2008-03-01)
Nitrile-substituted cyclopropanes are readily synthesized in a stereocontrolled fashion from the intermolecular cyclopropanation between 2-diazo-2-phenylacetonitrile and electron-rich olefins, catalyzed by the chiral dirhodium complex, Rh(2)(S-PTAD)(4).
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
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