title: Chiral dirhodium(II) carboxylates and carboxamidates as effective chemzymes in asymmetric synthesis of three-membered carbocycles.
abstract: In this review the recent advances in the utilization of two of the most important classes of dirhodium(II) paddlewheel complexes, dirhodium(II) carboxylates and carboxamidates, as chemzymes in inter- and intramolecular asymmetric cyclopropanation, as well as cyclopropenation reactions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chirality program, Faculty of ESTEM, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia.
authors.forename: Frady G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Adly
authors.forename: Ashraf
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghanem
keywords: asymmetric; cyclopropanation; cyclopropenation; dirhodium(II) carboxamidates; dirhodium(II) carboxylates; paddlewheel