Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of 1-ene-, 1-yne- and 1-allene-vinylcyclopropanes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2010 Feb 21;46(7):1059-61. doi: 10.1039/b922417c. Epub 2009 Dec 14.

Abstract

New Rh(I)-catalyzed intramolecular [3 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of 1-ene-, 1-yne and 1-allene-vinylcyclopropanes have been developed, affording an efficient and versatile synthesis of cyclopentane- and cyclopentene-embedded bicyclic structures.