Catalytic asymmetric cyclopropanation of sulfoxonium ylides catalyzed by a chiral-at-metal rhodium complex
Siliang Ming, Jian Yang, Shi Wu, Gang Yao, Hongwei Xiong, Yu Du, Jun Gong
Abstract
An efficient asymmetric cyclopropanation of sulfoxonium ylides with α,β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles catalyzed by a chiral-at-metal rhodium complex has been developed.
Topics & Concepts
CyclopropanationRhodiumChemistryCatalysisMetalOrganic chemistryEnantioselective synthesisCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsCatalytic C–H Functionalization MethodsAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis