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Letters in Organic Chemistry

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ISSN (Print): 1570-1786
ISSN (Online): 1875-6255

Highly Wolff Selective Rh(II) Catalysed Decomposition of α-Diazo- β-Ketophosphonates Having an Oxygen Atom Adjacent to the γ-Position

Author(s): Mohamed Boukraa, Wissam Dayoub and Alain Doutheau

Volume 3, Issue 3, 2006

Page: [204 - 206] Pages: 3

DOI: 10.2174/157017806775789877

Price: $65

Abstract

α-Diazo-β-ketophosphonates, bearing an oxygen atom adjacent to the γ position, led mainly or exclusively to compounds derived from a Wolff rearrangement when submitted to the action of a catalytic amount of Rh(II) in refluxing toluene. It is suggested that the presence of this inductive withdrawing electronic atom prevents competing intramolecular C-H insertion reactions to occur.

Keywords: Ketenes, Wolff rearrangement, Rhodiocarbenoid, α-Diazo-β-keto-compounds


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