Ru(II)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Cyclopropenes with Diazo Compounds: Formation of Olefins from Two Different Carbene Precursors

Autor: Hang Zhang, Jianbo Wang, Yan Zhang, Heng Yi, Bo Wang, Tong Sun
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 83:1026-1032
ISSN: 1520-6904
0022-3263
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b02634
Popis: Formal carbene dimerization is a convergent method for the synthesis of alkenes. Herein, we report a Ru(II)-catalyzed carbene dimerization of cyclopropenes and diazo compounds. The yields are up to 97% and the stereoselectivity are up to >20:1. Mechanistically, it has been experimentally demonstrated that the catalyst reacts with cyclopropene first to generate a Ru(II)–carbene species, which is attacked by nucleophilic diazo substrate, followed by dinitrogen extrusion to form the double bond.
Databáze: OpenAIRE