title: Selective rearrangement of terminal epoxides into methylketones catalysed by a nucleophilic rhodium-NHC-pincer complex.
abstract: An efficient Rh(I)-NHC-pincer catalyst for the highly regioselective Meinwald rearrangement of monoalkylated epoxides into methylketones under mild conditions is presented. The nucleophilic epoxide opening is assisted by Lewis acids.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany. Doris.Kunz@uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jürgens
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wucher
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rominger
authors.forename: Karl W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Törnroos
authors.forename: Doris
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Kunz