E. Galardon et al., INSERTION OF ETHYL DIAZOACETATE INTO N-H AND S-H BONDS CATALYZED BY RUTHENIUM PORPHYRIN COMPLEXES, Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin transactions. I, (17), 1997, pp. 2455-2456
Ruthenium porphyrin complexes catalyze insertion of ethyl diazoacetate
into sulfur-hydrogen and nitrogen-hydrogen bonds under mild condition
s and with reasonable to very good yields.