Tert.-Cyclobutanols were activated through an enantioselective rhodium(I)-catalyzed insertion into the C-C bond leading to arylrhodium species. These intermediates are converted by a C-H activation mechanism to arylrhodium species that are converted to indanol derivs. in stereoselective manner.
Title
Enantioselective synthesis of indanols from tert-cyclobutanols using a rhodium-catalyzed C-C/C-H activation sequence
Published in
Angewandte Chemie, International Edition
Volume
48
Pages
6320-6323
Date
2009
Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA
ISSN
1433-7851
Note
CAPLUS AN 2009:998277(Journal)
Record creation date
2011-08-17