Rhodium promoted isomerisation of allylic alkoxides: a new method for enolate anion formation

…, WB Motherwell, DA Sandham

Index: Gazzard, Lewis J.; Motherwell, William B.; Sandham, David A. Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1, 1999 , # 8 p. 979 - 993

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Abstract

Transition metal mediated isomerisation of allylic alkoxides is presented as a new method for enolate anion generation. The scope and limitations of enolate formation with the catalysts [Rh (dppe)(THF)] ClO and (PhP) RhCl are explored and the synthetic potential of the methodology demonstrated in the stereoselective f