CONTROL OF CHEMOSELECTIVITY IN DIRHODIUM(II)-CATALYZED REACTION OF 5,6-DIOXYGENATED 2-DIAZO-3-OXOHEXANOATES - C-H INSERTION REACTION VERSUSOXONIUM YLIDE FORMATION
T. Yakura et al., CONTROL OF CHEMOSELECTIVITY IN DIRHODIUM(II)-CATALYZED REACTION OF 5,6-DIOXYGENATED 2-DIAZO-3-OXOHEXANOATES - C-H INSERTION REACTION VERSUSOXONIUM YLIDE FORMATION, Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, 46(7), 1998, pp. 1182-1183
Methyl -4-(3,3-dimethyl-2,4-dioxolan-1-yl)-3-oxobutanoate (1), upon tr
eatment with Rh-2(OAc)(4) in boiling dichloromethane, gave -7-oxo-3,8-
dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octane-1-carboxylate (2) via oxonium Slide formatio
n/1,2-shift. On the other hand, similar treatment of methyl (tertbutyl
dimethylsilyloxy)-2-diazo-3-oxohexanoate (3a) gave methyl methylsilylo
xy)-5-oxo-1-cyclopentene-1-carboxylate (4a) via the C-H insertion reac
tion.