Alkylation of benzene with α-diazoketones via cycloheptatrienyl intermediates

MA McKervey, DN Russell, MF Twohig

Index: McKervey, M. Anthony; Russell, D. Noel; Twohig, M. Fiona Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications, 1985 , # 8 p. 491 - 492

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Abstract

The recent switch from copper to rhodium-based catalysts has produced major improvements in both intermolecular1 and intramolecular2 cycloaddition reactions of diazocarbonyl com- pounds with benzene. Not only are yields of cycloheptatrienes (from intermolecular reaction) and bicyclo[5.3 .O]decatrienes (from intramolecular reaction) significantly higher with rho- dium catalysts, but the reaction conditions are sufficiently mild to permit isolation of kinetic ...