Journal of organometallic chemistry

Catalytic decarbonylation, hydroacylation, and resolution of racemic pent-4-enals using chiral bis (di-tertiary-phosphine) complexes of rhodium (I)

BR James, CG Young

Index: James, Brian R.; Young, Charles G. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 1985 , vol. 285, p. 321 - 332

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Citation Number: 49

Abstract

Abstract Attempts to decarbonylate racemic aldehydes catalytically using rhodium (I) complexes containing chiral di-tertiary-phosphine ligands are described. Incorporation of an alkenic moiety into the aldehyde, for subsequent probing of induced asymmetry by chiral shift reagents, leads instead to formation of optically active hydroacylated products via kinetic resolution of the precursor racemic aldehyde. For example,(RS)-2-methyl-2- ...