title: Ruthenium-catalyzed decarboxylative insertion of electrophiles.
abstract: [reaction: see text]. A ruthenium complex, Cp*Ru(bipyridyl)Cl, has been developed as a catalyst for the first regioselective tandem Michael addition-allylic alkylation of activated Michael acceptors. The net transformation is the decarboxylative insertion of Michael acceptors into allyl beta-ketoesters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, USA.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jon A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Tunge