The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Molybdenum hexacarbonyl catalyzed cyclopropanation of. alpha.,. beta.-unsaturated esters and nitriles and diazocarbonyl compounds

MP Doyle, JG Davidson

Index: Doyle, Michael P.; Davidson, James G. Journal of Organic Chemistry, 1980 , vol. 45, # 8 p. 1538 - 1539

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Citation Number: 24

Abstract

Summary: Molybdenum hexacarbonyl, when employed in catalytic amounts, effectively promotes cyclopropanation of acrylonitrile, methacrylonitrile, and ethyl acrylate by ethyl diazoacetate and a-diazoacetophenone; the intermediacy of molybdenum carbene species in the formation of cyclopropane derivatives is suggested.