title: Desymmetrizations of meso-tert-norbornenols by rhodium(I)-catalyzed enantioselective retro-allylations.
abstract: Rhodium-catalyzed desymmetrizations of meso-tert-norbornenols by retro-allylations generate allyl-rhodium species that allow for a rich and diverse downstream reactivity.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, ETH Zurich, HCI H 304, Wolfgang-Pauli-Strasse 10, 8093 Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Waibel
authors.forename: Nicolai
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cramer
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D007659:Ketones / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012238:Rhodium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D007659:Ketones; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012238:Rhodium