Carboxylate Assistance for Catalyzed Hydroarylations of Methylenecyclopropanes

ISSN
1523-7052
1523-7060
Date Issued
2013
Author(s)
Schinkel, Marvin
Wallbaum, Jan
Marek, Ilan
DOI
10.1021/ol402037f
Abstract
Carboxylate assistance enabled efficient and chemoselective ruthenium(II)-catalyzed hydroarylations and hydroalkenylations of highly strained methylenecyclopropanes via C-H bond activation occurring with ring conservation of the cyclopropane moieties.