Rhodium(<scp>i</scp>)-catalyzed C–S bond formation <i>via</i> enantioselective carbenoid S–H insertion: catalytic asymmetric synthesis of α-thioesters
Yu-Tuo Sun, Xiaofeng Rao, Weici Xu, Ming‐Hua Xu
Abstract
The first rhodium( i )-catalyzed asymmetric S–H insertion of α-diazoarylacetates with tert -butyl mercaptan using chiral diene as the ligand has been developed.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryEnantioselective synthesisCarbenoidRhodiumCatalysisStereochemistryMedicinal chemistryCombinatorial chemistryOrganic chemistryCyclopropane Reaction MechanismsSynthesis and Catalytic ReactionsCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods