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Tetrahedron Letters

Volume 44, Issue 12, 17 March 2003, Pages 2593-2595
Tetrahedron Letters

cis-Enhanced cyclopropanation catalysts: reaction chemistry of three isomers of Rh2[N(C6H5)COCH3]4

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Abstract

The catalytic activities of three structural isomers of Rh2[N(C6H5)COCH3]4 in cyclopropanation reactions were surveyed. These studies showed cis cyclopropanation selectivity with bulky alkenes for 2,2-cis- and 2,2-trans-Rh2[N(C6H5)COCH3]4.

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Acknowledgments

This research was supported by an award from Research Corporation and a Supplemental Award of the Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Grant Program in Chemistry for Liberal Arts Colleges. The authors thank Appalachian State University Research Council. We also thank Johnson Matthey Inc. for the loan of rhodium salts.

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