How the electron-deficient Cp ligand facilitates Rh-catalyzed annulations with alkynes
Han Gao, Lingfei Hu, Yanlei Hu, Xiangying Lv, Yan‐Bo Wu, Gang Lü
Abstract
The dominant factors for the Cp X ligand effects (Cp* versus Cp E ) on the reactivity for alkyne insertion into cationic and neutral rhodacycles are identified based on energy decomposition analysis.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryAlkyneReactivity (psychology)Cationic polymerizationLigand (biochemistry)CatalysisDecompositionMedicinal chemistryStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryPhotochemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorBiochemistryMedicinePathologyAlternative medicineCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsCatalytic Alkyne ReactionsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis