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ChemCatChem. 2017 Apr 21;9(8):1413-1421. doi: 10.1002/cctc.201601568. Epub 2017 Apr 24.

Diastereoselective Radical-Type Cyclopropanation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes Mediated by the Highly Active Cobalt(II) Tetramethyltetraaza[14]annulene Catalyst.

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Andrei Chirila, Braja Gopal Das, Nanda D Paul, Bas de Bruin

Affiliations

  1. Homogeneous, Supramolecular and Bio-Inspired Catalysis (HomKat)van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences (HIMS) University of Amsterdam Science Park 9041098 XH Amsterdam The Netherlands.
  2. Present address: Department of Chemistry Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology Shibpur, Botanic Garden Howrah711 103 West Bengal India.

PMID: 28529668 PMCID: PMC5413858 DOI: 10.1002/cctc.201601568

Abstract

A new protocol for the catalytic synthesis of cyclopropanes using electron-deficient alkenes is presented, which is catalysed by a series of affordable, easy to synthesise and highly active substituted cobalt(II) tetraaza[14]annulenes. These catalysts are compatible with the use of sodium tosylhydrazone salts as precursors to diazo compounds in one-pot catalytic transformations to afford the desired cyclopropanes in almost quantitative yields. The reaction takes advantage of the metalloradical character of the Co complexes to activate the diazo compounds. The reaction is practical and fast, and proceeds from readily available starting materials. It does not require the slow addition of diazo reagents or tosylhydrazone salts or heating and tolerates many solvents, which include protic ones such as MeOH. The Co

Keywords: alkenes; cobalt; macrocyclic ligands; phase-transfer catalysis; reaction mechanisms

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