title: Rh(II)-catalyzed enantioselective cyclopropanation of olefins with dimethyl malonate via in situ generated phenyliodonium ylide.
abstract: Olefins are cyclopropanated with dimethyl malonate (1a) iodosylbenzene (PhI=O) and a Rh(II) carboxylate catalyst via an in situ generated phenyliodonium ylide (1c). Enantioselectivities of up to 90% for 4-bromostyrene and 98% for pent-1-ene have been observed with (S)-N-4-bromo-1,8-naphthanoyl-tert-leucine (4c) as the chiral ligand. The same catalyst was effective for olefin cyclopropanation with Meldrum's acid, giving cyclopropanes with 96% (with styrene) and 87% ee (with pent-1-ene), respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, 30, Quai Ernest-Ansermet, CH-1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland. paul.muller@chiorg.unige.ch
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanem