First X-ray Structure of a N-Naphthaloyl Tethered Chiral Dirhodium(II) Complex: Structural Basis for Tether Substitution

Ashraf Ghanem, Michael Gardiner, Paul Müller, Rachel Williamson

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    Abstract

    Good‐ee! The first one‐pot olefin cyclopropanation that gives high ee is reported. The optimized catalyst is the 4‐Br‐substituted chiral paddle‐wheel tetracarboxylatodirhodium(II) complex based on N‐naphthaloyl‐(S)‐tert‐leucinate. X‐ray structural analysis of the parent catalyst reveals a square chiral crown cavity shrouding the axial coordination site.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)3291-3295
    Number of pages5
    JournalChemistry: A European Journal
    Volume16
    Issue number11
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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