Abstract
A cationic iridium complex catalyzes a cycloisomerization of nitrogen-bridged 1,6-enynes to give 3-azabicyclo[4.1.0]heptenes in good to high yield. When an iridium-chiral diphosphine complex is used, the reaction proceeds enantiomerically to give chiral cyclopropanes fused by a six-membered ring system.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 9018-9024 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Tetrahedron |
Volume | 61 |
Issue number | 38 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2005 Sept 19 |
Keywords
- Cycloisomerization
- Cyclopropanes
- Enantioselective
- Enynes
- Iridium
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Drug Discovery
- Organic Chemistry