Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2010-02-21

Nucleophilic heterocyclic carbene as a novel catalyst for cyclopropanation of cyano acrylates.

Anabha E Raveendran, Rony Rajan Paul, Eringathodi Suresh, Vijay Nair

Index: Org. Biomol. Chem. 8(4) , 901-5, (2010)

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Abstract

Nucleophilic heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have been used for the first time as catalysts in the cyclopropanation of ethyl cyanocinnamates with phenacyl bromide by Michael-initiated ring-closure (MIRC).