title: Rh(II)-catalyzed Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement.
abstract: Catalytic Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement is reported. The Rh(II)-catalyzed reaction of aryldiazoacetates with ethyl benzylthioacetate affords Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement products in good to excellent yields. This reaction provides a reliable and efficient way to introduce a substituent to the ortho position of arylacetates.
authors.affiliation: Beijing National Laboratory of Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Mingyi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Lingling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang