title: Vinylcyclopropane derivatives in transition-metal-catalyzed cycloadditions for the synthesis of carbocyclic compounds.
abstract: Vinylcyclopropane (VCP) derivatives participate in a variety of transition-metal-catalyzed multicomponent cycloadditions to produce five- to eight-membered carbocycles. Various cycloaddition modes provide novel approaches to mono-, bi-, and polycyclic molecules. In this Synopsis, recent advances in transition-metal-catalyzed VCP cycloadditions are discussed, with a particular emphasis on the influence of VCP substitution pattern on cycloaddition modes. A tabular summary of applications of the VCP cycloadditions in natural product synthesis is also presented.
authors.affiliation: College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Zhi-Xiang
authors.initials: ZX
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D003500:Cyclization; D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006844:Hydrocarbons, Cyclic / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry*; D014753:Vinyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D006844:Hydrocarbons, Cyclic; D028561:Transition Elements; D014753:Vinyl Compounds