Efficient Rh-II binaphthol phosphate catalysts for enantioselective intramolecular tandem carbonyl ylide formation-cycloaddition of alpha-diazo-beta-keto esters

Catalytic enantioselective tandem carbonyl ylide formation-cycloadditions of α-diazo-β-keto ester 1 using 0.5 mol% dirhodium tetrakis(1,1'-binaphthyl-2,2'-diyl phosphate) catalysts 7-9 and 14 to give the cycloadduct 3 in good yields and up to 90% ee are described.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Hodgson, D, Stupple, P, Johnstone, C
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999